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littlemanpoet · 08-08-2021, 11:37 AM

"He's gone at last! And I'm glad for one I never liked him. He was artful. Too nimble, you might say."

So Nokes gets the last word.

I had thought that it was also that way in 'Leaf By Niggle,' but no, there is a later section after Tompkins, Perkins, and Atkins have their say: the Two Voices have the last word.

So why do you suppose Tolkien gives the last word to Nokes?

08-08-2021, 11:37 AM	#35
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	The Last Word "He's gone at last! And I'm glad for one I never liked him. He was artful. Too nimble, you might say." So Nokes gets the last word. I had thought that it was also that way in 'Leaf By Niggle,' but no, there is a later section after Tompkins, Perkins, and Atkins have their say: the Two Voices have the last word. So why do you suppose Tolkien gives the last word to Nokes?