Властелин колец: Две башни
The White Rider
Buthedoesnotyetperceiveourpurposeclearly.HesupposesthatwewereallgoingtoMinasTirith;forthatiswhathewouldhimselfhavedoneinourplace.Andaccordingtohiswisdomitwouldhavebeenaheavystrokeagainsthispower.Indeedheisingreatfear,notknowingwhatmightyonemaysuddenlyappear,wieldingtheRing,andassailinghimwithwar,seekingtocasthimdownandtakehisplace.Thatweshouldwishtocasthimdownandhavenooneinhisplaceisnotathoughtthatoccurstohismind.ThatweshouldtrytodestroytheRingitselfhasnotyetenteredintohisdarkestdream.Inwhichnodoubtyouwillseeourgoodfortuneandourhope.Forimaginingwarhehasletloosewar,believingthathehasnotimetowaste;forhethatstrikesthefirstblow,ifhestrikesithardenough,mayneedtostrikenomore.Sotheforcesthathehaslongbeenpreparingheisnowsettinginmotion,soonerthanheintended.Wisefool.ForifhehadusedallhispowertoguardMordor,sothatnonecouldenter,andbentallhisguildtothehuntingoftheRing,thenindeedhopewouldhavefaded:neitherRingnorBearercouldlonghaveeludedhim.Butnowhiseyegazesabroadratherthannearathome;andmostlyhelookstowardsMinasTirith.Verysoonnowhisstrengthwillfalluponitlikeastorm.
’ForalreadyheknowsthatthemessengersthathesenttowaylaytheCompanyhavefailedagain.TheyhavenotfoundtheRing.Neitherhavetheybroughtawayanyhobbitsashostages.
