How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph).
Quote #10
"See here, Captain!" [Sam] planted himself squarely in front of Faramir, his hands on his hips, and a look on his face as if he was addressing a young hobbit who had offered him what he called "sauce" when questioned about visits to the orchard. There was some murmuring, but also some grins on the faces of the men looking on: the sight of their Captain sitting on the ground and eye to eye with a young hobbit, legs well apart, bristling with wrath, was one beyond their experience. "See here!" he said. "What are you driving at? Let's come to the point before all the Orcs of Mordor come down on us! If you think my master murdered this Boromir and then ran away, you've got no sense; but say it, and have done!" (4.5.24)
Sam's youth and his homely habits are both a great strength and a great weakness for him among all of these wise, tough guys. He cuts straight to the point of Faramir's debate with Frodo, asking point blank if Faramir thinks Frodo murdered Boromir. But his plain-spoken manner adds a touch of the ridiculous to the scene, so that Sam's honesty and loyalty take on a comic edge for the people watching him. He's a bit like an indignant child, and his anger doesn't hold much clout.