Властелин колец: Две башни
Treebeard
’Areyougettingweary,orfeelingimpatient,hmm,eh?Well,Iamafraidthatyoumustnotgetimpatientyet.Wehavefinishedthefirststagenow;butIhavestillgottoexplainthingsagaintothosethatlivealongwayoff,farfromIsengard,andthosethatIcouldnotgetroundtobeforetheMoot,andafterthatweshallhavetodecidewhattodo.However,decidingwhattododoesnottakeEntssolongasgoingoverallthefactsandeventsthattheyhavetomakeuptheirmindsabout.Still,itisnousedenying,weshallbeherealongtimeyet:acoupleofdaysverylikely.SoIhavebroughtyouacompanion.Hehasanent-housenearby.BregaladishisElvishname.HesayshehasalreadymadeuphismindanddoesnotneedtoremainattheMoot.Hm,hm,heisthenearestthingamongustoahastyEnt.Yououghttogetontogether.Good-bye!’Treebeardturnedandleftthem.
Bregaladstoodforsometimesurveyingthehobbitssolemnly;andtheylookedathim,wonderingwhenhewouldshowanysignsof’hastiness’.Hewastall,andseemedtobeoneoftheyoungerEnts;hehadsmoothshiningskinonhisarmsandlegs;hislipswereruddy,andhishairwasgrey-green.Hecouldbendandswaylikeaslendertreeinthewind.Atlasthespoke,andhisvoicethoughresonantwashigherandclearerthanTreebeard’s.
’Ha,hmm,myfriends,letusgoforawalk!’hesaid.’IamBregalad,thatisQuickbeaminyourlanguage.Butitisonlyanickname,ofcourse.TheyhavecalledmethateversinceIsaidyestoanelderEntbeforehehadfinishedhisquestion.