Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Many Partings
Hewaswelcomed;andwhentheysatallattableinMerethrond,theGreatHallofFeasts,hebeheldthebeautyoftheladiesthathesawandwasfilledwithgreatwonder.AndbeforehewenttohisresthesentforGimlitheDwarf,andhesaidtohim:"GimliGlóin’sson,haveyouyouraxeready?"
"Nay,lord,"saidGimli,"butIcanspeedilyfetchit,iftherebeneed."
"Youshalljudge,"saidÉomer."FortherearecertainrashwordsconcerningtheLadyintheGoldenWoodthatliestillbetweenus.AndnowIhaveseenherwithmyeyes."
"Well,lord,"saidGimli,"andwhatsayyounow?"
"Alas!"saidÉomer."Iwillnotsaythatsheisthefairestladythatlives."
"ThenImustgoformyaxe,"saidGimli.
"ButfirstIwillpleadthisexcuse,"saidÉomer."HadIseenherinothercompany,Iwouldhavesaidallthatyoucouldwish.ButnowIwillputQueenArwenEvenstarfirst,andIamreadytodobattleonmyownpartwithanywhodenyme.ShallIcallformysword?"
ThenGimlibowedlow."Nay,youareexcusedformypart,lord,"hesaid."YouhavechosentheEvening;butmyloveisgiventotheMorning.Andmyheartforebodesthatsoonitwillpastawayforever."
Atlastthedayofdeparturecame,andagreatandfaircompanymadereadytoridenorthfromtheCity.
