Властелин колец: Две башни

           Wecansplitstoneliketherootsoftrees,onlyquicker,farquicker,ifourmindsareroused!Ifwearenothewndown,ordestroyedbyfireorblastofsorcery,wecouldsplitIsengardintosplintersandcrackitswallsintorubble.’

           ’ButSarumanwilltrytostopyou.won’the?’

           ’Hm,ah,yes,thatisso.Ihavenotforgottenit.IndeedIhavethoughtlongaboutit.But,yousee,manyoftheEntsareyoungerthanIam,bymanylivesoftrees.Theyareallrousednow,andtheirmindisallononething:breakingIsengard.Buttheywillstartthinkingagainbeforelong;theywillcooldownalittle,whenwetakeoureveningdrink.Whatathirstweshallhave!Butletthemmarchnowandsing!Wehavealongwaytogo,andthereistimeaheadforthought.Itissomethingtohavestarted.’

           Treebeardmarchedon,singingwiththeothersforawhile.Butafteratimehisvoicediedtoamurmurandfellsilentagain.Pippincouldseethathisoldbrowwaswrinkledandknotted.Atlasthelookedup,andPippincouldseeasadlookinhiseyes,sadbutnotunhappy.Therewasalightinthem,asifthegreenflamehadsunkdeeperintothedarkwellsofhisthought.

           ’Ofcourse,itislikelyenough,myfriends,’hesaidslowly,’likelyenoughthatwearegoingtoourdoom:thelastmarchoftheEnts.Butifwestayedathomeanddidnothing,doomwouldfindusanyway,soonerorlater.Thatthoughthaslongbeengrowinginourhearts;andthatiswhywearemarchingnow.Itwasnotahastyresolve.NowatleastthelastmarchoftheEntsmaybeworthasong.