Властелин колец: Две башни
The Departure of Boromir
ThelastwordsofBoromirhelongkeptsecret.
’Well,somuchatleastisnowclear,’saidLegolas:’FrodoisnolongeronthissideoftheRiver:onlyhecanhavetakentheboat.AndSamiswithhim;onlyhewouldhavetakenhispack.’
’Ourchoicethen,’saidGimli,’iseithertotaketheremainingboatandfollowFrodo,orelsetofollowtheOrcsonfoot.Thereislittlehopeeitherway.Wehavealreadylostprecioushours.’
’Letmethink!’saidAragorn.’AndnowmayImakearightchoiceandchangetheevilfateofthisunhappyday!’Hestoodsilentforamoment.’IwillfollowtheOrcs,’hesaidatlast.’IwouldhaveguidedFrodotoMordorandgonewithhimtotheend;butifIseekhimnowinthewilderness,Imustabandonthecaptivestotormentanddeath.Myheartspeaksclearlyatlast:thefateoftheBearerisinmyhandsnolonger.TheCompanyhasplayeditspart.Yetwethatremaincannotforsakeourcompanionswhilewehavestrengthleft.Come!Wewillgonow.Leaveallthatcanbesparedbehind!Wewillpressonbydayanddark!’
Theydrewupthelastboatandcarriedittothetrees.Theylaidbeneathitsuchoftheirgoodsastheydidnotneedandcouldnotcarryaway.ThentheyleftParthGalen.TheafternoonwasfadingastheycamebacktothegladewhereBoromirhadfallen.TheretheypickedupthetrailoftheOrcs.Itneededlittleskilltofind.
’Nootherfolkmakesuchatrampling,’saidLegolas.’Itseemstheirdelighttoslashandbeatdowngrowingthingsthatarenotevenintheirway.’
