The four hobbits, who were woefully unfamilar with dwarvish etiquette and customs, didn't realize that, even though it is a well known fact, asking Gimli how it feels to be inbred was no appropriate at the time.
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
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