也拯救了 middle earth, 包括人類。這是我喜歡的對話之一,在 Frodo抱怨當初 Bilbo 婦人之仁沒殺 Gollum, 留下後患,Wizzard Gandalf對他說的:
Frodo: 'It's a pity Bilbo didn't kill Gollum when he had the chance.'
Gandalf: 'Pity? It's a pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play in it, for good or evil, before this is over. The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many.'