Властелин колец: Две башни
The Departure of Boromir
’Whichwaydidtheygo?WasFrodothere?’saidAragorn.
ButBoromirdidnotspeakagain.
’Alas!’saidAragorn.’ThuspassestheheirofDenethor,LordoftheTowerofGuard!Thisisabitterend.NowtheCompanyisallinruin.ItisIthathavefailed.VainwasGandalf’strustinme.WhatshallIdonow?BoromirhaslaiditonmetogotoMinasTirith,andmyheartdesiresit;butwherearetheRingandtheBearer?HowshallIfindthemandsavetheQuestfromdisaster?’
Hekneltforawhile,bentwithweeping,stillclaspingBoromir’shand.SoitwasthatLegolasandGimlifoundhim.Theycamefromthewesternslopesofthehill,silently,creepingthroughthetreesasiftheywerehunting.Gimlihadhisaxeinhand,andLegolashislongknife:allhisarrowswerespent.Whentheycameintothegladetheyhaltedinamazement;andthentheystoodamomentwithheadsbowedingrief,foritseemedtothemplainwhathadhappened.
’Alas!’saidLegolas,comingtoAragorn’sside.’WehavehuntedandslainmanyOrcsinthewoods,butweshouldhavebeenofmoreusehere.Wecamewhenweheardthehorn-buttoolate,itseems.Ifearyouhavetakendeadlyhurt.’
’Boromirisdead,’saidAragorn.’Iamunscathed,forIwasnotherewithhim.Hefelldefendingthehobbits,whileIwasawayuponthehill.’
’Thehobbits!’criedGimli’Wherearetheythen?WhereisFrodo?’
’Idonotknow,’answeredAragornwearily.’BeforehediedBoromirtoldmethattheOrcshadboundthem;hedidnotthinkthattheyweredead.
