Book VI, Chapter 6: My First Sentence
Aragorn: "Whatever. Come back and visit."
Arwen: "Please note that this is my first sentence in this story. In case your psychological scarring starts to screw your head, you can stand in for me when my ship leaves for Valinor. I won't be needing it. I'm staying here with hubby."
* * *
(Gimli and Éomer
ARGUE over who's prettier: Arwen or Galadrial.
Gimli GENEROUSLY allows Éomer to form his own
OPINION. They get to Rohan and Éowyn and Faramir
are officially ENGAGED to be HITCHED.)
Éomer: "Politically advantageous
marriages - they're marvellous!"
* * *
(They all TRUDGE
to Isengard, where it turns OUT that Treebeard is
a bit of a SAP and has let Saruman go. They say
'bye to Aragorn. The Hobbits, Gandalf and the
Elves HEAD off to the SHIRE. Along the WAY meet
Saruman and his trusty sidekick Wormtongue and
proceed to PATRONISE them.)
Saruman: "Isn't it enough that
you've ruined me?"
Gandalf: "No."
* * *
(Galadriel and the Elves leave, while the
Hobbits and Gandalf go to Rivendell.)
Bilbo: "129! Cool, huh?"
(They HANG around for a couple of WEEKS;
Bilbo gives Frodo some POETRY, Sam some money and
tells Merry and Pippin not to BRAG too much.
Bilbo SINGS and Frodo PROMISES to come back and
visit.)
Gandalf: "Don't bother. I'll
drag him along to the Shire at some point. About
this time of year. At some point."