I am hopelessly lagging behind, as usual, but still trying to follow and post some of my thoughts .
What made me chuckle is FC's remark to Priscilla in the first letter:
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I send love to all of you, and a kiss for Priscilla - tell her my beard is quite nice and soft, as I have never shaved.
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The goblins (and the red gnomes too) are really very small, much smaller than I imagine the goblins in The Hobbit.
two statements I found interesting:
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I had to blow my golden trumpet (which I have not done for many years) to summon all my friends.
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this reminds me of the silver horn Merry was given and used in The Scouring of the Shire.
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originally written by Polar Bear:And Father Christmas. I wish I could draw or had time to try - you have no idea what the old man can doo! Lightning and fierworks and thunder of guns!
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Sounds almost like Gandalf, doesn't it!