In that hour of trial it was the love of his master that helped most to hold him firm; but also deep down in him lived still unconquered his plain hobbit-sense: he knew in the core of his heart that he was not large enough to bear such a burden, even if such visions were not a mere cheat to betray him.


The Lord of the Rings: The return of the King (ed. 1980) - ISBN: 9780048231574

J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

In that hour of trial it was the love of his master that helped most to hold him firm; but also deep down in him lived still unconquered his plain...

In that hour of trial it was the love of his master that helped most to hold him firm; but also deep down in him lived still unconquered his plain...

In that hour of trial it was the love of his master that helped most to hold him firm; but also deep down in him lived still unconquered his plain...

In that hour of trial it was the love of his master that helped most to hold him firm; but also deep down in him lived still unconquered his plain...