How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph).
Quote #10
"But what can I do? Not leave Mr. Frodo dead, unburied on top of the mountains, and go home? Or go on? Go on?" he repeated, and for a moment doubt and fear shook him. "Go on? Is that what I've got to do? And leave him?"
Then at last he began to weep; and going to Frodo he composed his body, and folded his cold hands about him; and he laid his own sword at one side, and the staff that Faramir had given at the other. (4.10.23-4)
This farewell from Sam to Frodo is unbelievably loving and touching, though it's also a bit premature. But aside from tugging the heartstrings, Sam's decision to leave poor supposedly-dead Frodo lying in Cirith Ungol gives Tolkien a plot-level reason to separate Frodo and Sam for a time, so that Sam can get a taste of the Ring. But even when Sam wears the Ring, he still chooses to save his buddy. This brief separation allows Tolkien to reinforce Sam's essential trait: love of Frodo. He is willing to undertake the quest if he must, but where he really feels he belongs is at Frodo's side.