Властелин колец: Две башни

           ’Well,well!Thatisabundleofnewsandnomistake.Youhavenottoldmeall,noindeed,notbyalongway.ButIdonotdoubtthatyouaredoingasGandalfwouldwish.Thereissomethingverybiggoingon,thatIcansee,andwhatitismaybeIshalllearningoodtime,orinbadtime.Byrootandtwig,butitisastrangebusiness:upsproutalittlefolkthatarenotintheoldlists,andbeholdtheNineforgottenRidersreappeartohuntthem,andGandalftakesthemonagreatjourney,andGaladrielharbourstheminCarasGaladhon,andOrcspursuethemdownalltheleaguesofWilderland:indeedtheyseemtobecaughtupinagreatstorm.Ihopetheyweatherit!’

           ’Andwhataboutyourself?’askedMerry.

           ’Hoom,hm,IhavenottroubledabouttheGreatWars,’saidTreebeard;’theymostlyconcernElvesandMen.ThatisthebusinessofWizards:Wizardsarealwaystroubledaboutthefuture.Idonotlikeworryingaboutthefuture.Iamnotaltogetheronanybody’sside,becausenobodyisaltogetheronmyside,ifyouunderstandme:nobodycaresforthewoodsasIcareforthem,notevenElvesnowadays.Still,ItakemorekindlytoElvesthantoothers:itwastheElvesthatcuredusofdumbnesslongago,andthatwasagreatgiftthatcannotbeforgotten,thoughourwayshavepartedsince.Andtherearesomethings,ofcourse,whosesideIamaltogethernoton;Iamagainstthemaltogether:these-burárum’(heagainmadeadeeprumbleofdisgust)’-theseOrcs,andtheirmasters.