Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Three is Company
"Ithinkyoushouldstillfolowthatplan,"saidGildor."IdonotthinktheRoadwillprovetoohardforyourcourage.Butifyoudesireclearercounsel,youshouldaskGandalf.Idonotknowthereasonforyourflight,andthereforeIdonotknowbywhatmeansyourpursuerswillassailyou.ThesethingsGandalfmustknow.IsupposethatyouwillseehimbeforeyouleavetheShire?"
"Ihopeso.Butthatisanotherthingthatmakesmeanxious.IhavebeenexpectingGandalfformanydays.HewastohavecometoHobbitonatthelatesttwonightsago;buthehasneverappeared.NowIamwonderingwhatcanhavehappened.ShouldIwaitforhim?"Gildorwassilentforamoment."Idonotlikethisnews,"hesaidatlast."ThatGandalfshouldbelate,doesnotbodewel.Butitissaid:DonotmeddleintheaffairsofWizards,fortheyaresubtleandquicktoanger.Thechoiceisyours:togoorwait."
"Anditisalsosaid,"answeredFrodo:"GonottotheElvesforcounsel,fortheywillsaybothnoandyes."
"Isitindeed?"laughedGildor."Elvesseldomgiveunguardedadvice,foradviceisadangerousgift,evenfromthewisetothewise,andallcoursesmayrunil.Butwhatwouldyou?Youhavenottoldmeallconcerningyourself;andhowthenshalIchoosebetterthanyou?Butifyoudemandadvice,Iwillforfriendship’ssakegiveit.Ithinkyoushouldnowgoatonce,withoutdelay;andifGandalfdoesnotcomebeforeyousetout,thenIalsoadvisethis:donotgoalone.Takesuchfriendsasaretrustyandwiling.Nowyoushouldbegrateful,forIdonotgivethiscounselgladly.TheElveshavetheirownlaboursandtheirownsorrows,andtheyarelittleconcernedwiththewaysofhobbits,orofanyothercreaturesuponearth.Ourpathscrosstheirsseldom,bychanceorpurpose.Inthismeetingtheremaybemorethanchance;butthepurposeisnotcleartome,andIfeartosaytoomuch."
