Властелин колец: Две башни
The White Rider
’Yes,’saidGandalf,’thatwasGwaihirtheWindlord,whorescuedmefromOrthanc.IsenthimbeforemetowatchtheRiverandgathertidings.Hissightiskeen,buthecannotseeallthatpassesunderhillandtree.Somethingshehasseen,andothersIhaveseenmyself.TheRingnowhaspassedbeyondmyhelp,orthehelpofanyoftheCompanythatsetoutfromRivendell.VerynearlyitwasrevealedtotheEnemy,butitescaped.Ihadsomepartinthat:forIsatinahighplace,andIstrovewiththeDarkTower;andtheShadowpassed.ThenIwasweary,veryweary;andIwalkedlongindarkthought.’
’ThenyouknowaboutFrodo!’saidGimli.’Howdothingsgowithhim?’
’Icannotsay.Hewassavedfromagreatperil,butmanyliebeforehimstill.HeresolvedtogoalonetoMordor,andhesetout:thatisallthatIcansay.’
’Notalone,’saidLegolas.’WethinkthatSamwentwithhim.’
’Didhe!’saidGandalf,andtherewasagleaminhiseyeandasmileonhisface.’Didheindeed?Itisnewstome,yetitdoesnotsurpriseme.Good!Verygood!Youlightenmyheart.Youmusttellmemore.Nowsitbymeandtellmethetaleofyourjourney.’
Thecompanionssatonthegroundathisfeet,andAragorntookupthetale.ForalongwhileGandalfsaidnothing,andheaskednoquestions.Hishandswerespreaduponhisknees,andhiseyeswereclosed.AtlastwhenAragornspokeofthedeathofBoromirandofhislastjourneyupontheGreatRiver,theoldmansighed.
