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Diamond18 · 02-13-2003, 10:11 PM

Well, well, whatever else can be gleaned from this, Helen's quotes cement that Tolkien was an extreme idealist.

I also noticed the "ambiguity" in the Sil concerning our two love birds, and I'm not in college or...anything. So it's not your nymphomania, Lush. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] I think.

At any rate, it strikes me that if Tolkien definitely wanted their first meeting to be interpreted as chaste, he would have noticed how suspicious his wording sounded and changed it.

Or maybe he would have had he lived to publish it, instead of Christopher.

How vague this reply is. But ask a vague question and you get a vague answer, right? [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

02-13-2003, 10:11 PM	#6
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	Well, well, whatever else can be gleaned from this, Helen's quotes cement that Tolkien was an extreme idealist. I also noticed the "ambiguity" in the Sil concerning our two love birds, and I'm not in college or...anything. So it's not your nymphomania, Lush. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] I think. At any rate, it strikes me that if Tolkien definitely wanted their first meeting to be interpreted as chaste, he would have noticed how suspicious his wording sounded and changed it. Or maybe he would have had he lived to publish it, instead of Christopher. How vague this reply is. But ask a vague question and you get a vague answer, right? [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.