Book I, Chapter 3: More Eating And Drinking
(He isn't. Mostly LONG-WINDED stuff involving EATING happens. They meet a BLACK RIDER.)
Frodo: "I don't like the look of this."
(They hide, Frodo is TEMPTED by the RING and then the BLACK RIDER leaves. More EATING and SINGING occurs.)
* * *
Sam: "Elves! Yay!"
Elves: "Oooh, Hobbits!"
Frodo: "Can we tag along with
you?"
Elves: "Nope."
Frodo: "But we're being chased
by Black Riders."
Gildor: "Oh all right. Come on
then."
(They EAT, make MERRY [don't ask] and the
Elves refuse to give Frodo a STRAIGHT ANSWER.
Then they fall asleep and the Elves
scarper.)