Bilbo faced Rory squarely and held his eyes. ‘You allow others in your own smial to say such wicked things even now, Rory. You have allowed other boys to use Frodo badly and then slander his name for having been forced. You didn’t even care enough to seek Frodo out and find out the truth from him! He spoke easily enough to me last night. You sit and watch Esmie try to seduce him. Isn’t that what she’s doing? You let them use him!’