Frodo's physical description comes 163 pages into The Fellowship of the Rings: '"A stout little fellow with red cheeks,"' said Mr. Butterbur solemnly. Pippin chuckled, but Sam looked indignant. '"That won't help you much; it goes for most hobbits, Barley," he says to me,' continued Mr. Butterbur with a glance at Pippin. '"But this one is taller than some and fairer than most, and he has a cleft in his chin: perky chap with a bright eye." Begging your pardon, but he said it, not me.'