Властелин колец: Две башни
The Road to Isengard
’Yes,atallgreyEntisthere,’saidLegolas,’buthisarmsareathissides,andhestandsasstillasadoor-tree.’
’Itispastnoon,’saidGandalf,’andweatanyratehavenoteatensinceearlymorning.YetIwishtoseeTreebeardassoonasmaybe.Didheleavemenomessage,orhasplateandbottledrivenitfromyourmind?’
’Heleftamessage,’saidMerry,’andIwascomingtoit,butIhavebeenhinderedbymanyotherquestions.Iwastosaythat,iftheLordoftheMarkandGandalfwillridetothenorthernwalltheywillfindTreebeardthere,andhewillwelcomethem.Imayaddthattheywillalsofindfoodofthebestthere,itwasdiscoveredandselectedbyyourhumbleservants.’Hebowed.
Gandalflaughed.’Thatisbetter!’hesaid.’Well,Théoden.willyouridewithmetofindTreebeard?Wemustgoroundabout,butitisnotfar.WhenyouseeTreebeard,youwilllearnmuch.ForTreebeardisFangorn,andtheeldestandchiefoftheEnts,andwhenyouspeakwithhimyouwillhearthespeechoftheoldestofalllivingthings.’
’Iwillcomewithyou,’saidThéoden.’Farewell,myhobbits!Maywemeetagaininmyhouse!Thereyoushallsitbesidemeandtellmeallthatyourheartsdesire:thedeedsofyourgrandsires,asfarasyoucanreckonthem;andwewillspeakalsoofToboldtheOldandhisherb-lore.Farewell!’
Thehobbitsbowedlow.’SothatistheKingofRohan!’saidPippininanundertone.’Afineoldfellow.Verypolite.’
