Michael Nellis wrote:
> 
> Hi, BardMock.
> 
> --- BardMock{at}aol.com wrote:
> 
> > [...] I have been having an
> > argument with somebody about the motive of Merry and Pippin in
> > taking
> > Treebeard south.  My friend said they simply wanted to get closer
> > to their
> > home.  I say they were deliberately wanting to show Treebeard the
> > devastation caused by Isengard to trees.
> 
> Seemed pretty obvious to me that it was planned to show the
> devastation.  You could see it in the calculating look on Merry's
> face.

I don't think so, somehow; 1. they hadn't seen Isengard, and 2.
if you look closely, both Merry and Pippin look shocked, though
not so much so as Treebeard. After all, to them they were just
trees.

Besides, it was Pippin who suggested they go south. :)

Lissa MightilyIrritatedWithTheAdministrationToday Wingling

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