Властелин колец: Две башни
The White Rider
Wasitpresentinthebattle?Wasitfound?WhatifThéoden,LordoftheMark,shouldcomebyitandlearnofitspower?Thatisthedangerthathesees,andhehasfledbacktoIsengardtodoubleandtreblehisassaultonRohan.Andallthetimethereisanotherdanger,closeathand,whichhedoesnotsee,busywithhisfierythoughts.HehasforgottenTreebeard.’
’Nowyouspeaktoyourselfagain,’saidAragornwithasmile.’Treebeardisnotknowntome.AndIhaveguessedpartofSaruman’sdoubletreachery;yetIdonotseeinwhatwaythecomingoftwohobbitstoFangornhasserved,savetogiveusalongandfruitlesschase.’
’Waitaminute!’criedGimli.’ThereisanotherthingthatIshouldliketoknowfirst.Wasityou,Gandalf,orSarumanthatwesawlastnight?’
’Youcertainlydidnotseeme,’answeredGandalf,’thereforeImustguessthatyousawSaruman.Evidentlywelooksomuchalikethatyourdesiretomakeanincurabledentinmyhatmustbeexcused.’
’Good,good!’saidGimli.’Iamgladthatitwasnotyou.’
Gandalflaughedagain.’Yes,mygoodDwarf,’hesaid,’itisacomfortnottobemistakenatallpoints.DoInotknowitonlytoowell!But,ofcourse,Ineverblamedyouforyourwelcomeofme.HowcouldIdoso,whohavesooftencounselledmyfriendstosuspecteventheirownhandswhendealingwiththeEnemy.Blessyou,Gimli,sonofGlóin!Maybeyouwillseeusbothtogetheronedayandjudgebetweenus!’
’Butthehobbits!’Legolasbrokein.
