[the mortal elf]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> and Smeagol didn't do anything to Gollum <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Didn't he? This is going to be very far fetched and complicated, but here goes:<P>When Frodo came along, Smeagol became his faithful 'pet'. If you look at the "Master looks after us now" part in his conversation, that's almost abandoning gollum for Frodo. That could be seen as hurt and blame by Gollum, because maybe he (stinker) doesn't entirely realize that what he's doing is wrong. His mind has been perverted by the ring since he was what? Still in his tweens? I hold to my opinion that he's talking to himself.