Властелин колец: Две башни

           AftertheDarknesswasoverthrownthelandoftheEntwivesblossomedrichly,andtheirfieldswerefullofcorn.ManymenlearnedthecraftsoftheEntwivesandhonouredthemgreatly;butwewereonlyalegendtothem,asecretintheheartoftheforest.Yetherewestillare,whileallthegardensoftheEntwivesarewasted:MencallthemtheBrownLandsnow.

           ’Irememberitwaslongago-inthetimeofthewarbetweenSauronandtheMenoftheSea-desirecameovermetoseeFimbrethilagain.Veryfairshewasstillinmyeyes,whenIhadlastseenher,thoughlittleliketheEntmaidenofold.FortheEntwiveswerebentandbrownedbytheirlabour;theirhairparchedbythesuntothehueofripecornandtheircheekslikeredapples.Yettheireyeswerestilltheeyesofourownpeople.WecrossedoverAnduinandcametotheirland:butwefoundadesert:itwasallburnedanduprooted,forwarhadpassedoverit.ButtheEntwiveswerenotthere.Longwecalled,andlongwesearched;andweaskedallfolkthatwemetwhichwaytheEntwiveshadgone.Somesaidtheyhadneverseenthem;andsomesaidthattheyhadseenthemwalkingawaywest,andsomesaideast,andotherssouth.Butnowherethatwewentcouldwefindthem.Oursorrowwasverygreat.Yetthewildwoodcalled,andwereturnedtoit.FormanyyearsweusedtogoouteverynowandagainandlookfortheEntwives,walkingfarandwideandcallingthembytheirbeautifulnames.Butastimepassedwewentmoreseldomandwanderedlessfar.