The first of these concerns the overhearing by Sam and Frodo of the conversation of orcs in the valley beneath the Morgai, which was at first conceived very differently from the story in RK (pp.

Just most of us take more care not to be overheard.

He wanted to ask her how much she had overheard.

Later I overheard a couple of my men talking together about him.

At the end of the day, we actually overheard very little.

Then he looked around to see if anyone had overheard.

After a while I overheard enough to find out why.

"He said nothing which might not have been overheard by any one."

Why had he wanted to be overheard in the first case?

He looked around to make certain no one overheard them.

She wanted me alone on the water where we could not be overheard.

She would take the men to him, but they had better not ask her any more questions about what they'd overheard.

We said nothing to each other that could not be overheard.

This little man must have almost certainly overheard what he had just said.

She overheard us talking on the phone, I told you that.

I'd overheard her talking to him just an hour before.

He asked it in a voice low enough not to be overheard.

But he overheard her, and called out who was that?

What have you overheard that I should pay more attention to?

That name had been put to one of the men I'd overheard talking.

Why did it matter if I overheard them or not?

Perhaps they would go away and never know that I had overheard them.

She turned her head to right and left, as if trying to make sure that they were not being overheard.

James looked around them, as if they might be overheard.

A woman had said she overheard them talk of an attack.

"I've overheard a few people talking about what they would do if you showed up again."