Manners (Chapter II)

In thinking of this as a children's book, I found some phrases to be interesting comments on manners and lessons for children of the time.

One must, at all times, have pocket-handkerchiefs. Although the Dwalin didn't see the need, Gandolf to the rescue, on a white horse, with pocket-handkerchiefs and pipe and tobacco.

Watch your language. Bilbo could tell they were trolls, by among other things, their language, which was not drawing-room fashion at all, at all.

And, hehe - He took a bite off a sheep's leg he was roasting and wiped his lips on his sleeve. Yes, I am afraid trolls do behave like that, even those with only one head each.