XI. Cue: Contrasts in humor
Miscalculation
"Look at these!" Pippin exclaimed.
"Wigs!" said Merry, holding one up. "And this one looks just like...."
*
That evening the younger Hobbits fetched away meals for themselves. When the company entered the Hall of Fire, it was to find what appeared to be a very small Elrond seated in his chair. "Mithrandito!" he bellowed.
An equally small wizard appeared and delivered into Gandalf's hands a particularly large pipe. Somehow no one seemed surprised when it exploded with a flash and a cloud of smoke.
*
"No sense of humor," sighed Pippin as they scrubbed the floor with nailbrushes. Their guard snickered.