Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Three is Company
Hespokelightly;buthisheartwasmovedsuddenlywithadesiretoseethehouseofElrondHalfelven,andbreathetheairofthatdeepvaleywheremanyoftheFairFolkstilldweltinpeace.
Onesummer’seveninganastonishingpieceofnewsreachedtheIvyBushandGreenDragon.GiantsandotherportentsonthebordersoftheShirewereforgottenformoreimportantmatters:Mr.FrodowasselingBagEnd,indeedhehadalreadysoldit-totheSackvile-Bagginses!
"Foranicebit,loo,"saidsome."Atabargainprice,"saidothers,’andthat’smorelikelywhenMistressLobelia’sthebuyer."(Othohaddiedsomeyearsbefore,attheripebutdisappointedageof102.)
JustwhyMr.Frodowasselinghisbeautifulholewasevenmoredebatablethantheprice.
Afewheldthetheory-supportedbythenodsandhintsofMr.Bagginshimself-thatFrodo’smoneywasrunningout:hewasgoingtoleaveHobbitonandliveinaquietwayontheproceedsofthesaledowninBucklandamonghisBrandybuckrelations."AsfarfromtheSackvile-Bagginsesasmaybe,"someadded.ButsofirmlyfixedhadthenotionoftheimmeasurablewealthoftheBagginsesofBagEndbecomethatmostfoundthishardtobelieve,harderthananyotherreasonorunreasonthattheirfancycouldsuggest:tomostitsuggestedadarkandyetunrevealedplotbyGandalf.Thoughhekepthimselfveryquietanddidnotgoaboutbyday,itwaswellknownthathewas’hidingupintheBagEnd’.Buthoweveraremovalmightfitinwiththedesignsofhiswizardry,therewasnodoubtaboutthefact:FrodoBagginswasgoingbacktoBuckland.
"Yes,Ishalbemovingthisautumn,"hesaid."MerryBrandybuckislookingoutforanicelittleholeforme,orperhapsasmallhouse."
