Властелин колец: Две башни
The King of the Golden Hall
HereareHasufelandArod,thatÉomer,theThirdMarshaloftheMark,lenttous,onlytwodaysago.Webringthembacknow,evenaswepromisedhim.HasnotÉomerthenreturnedandgivenwarningofourcoming?’
Atroubledlookcameintotheguard’seyes.’OfÉomerIhavenaughttosay,’heanswered.’Ifwhatyoutellmeistruth,thendoubtlessThéodenwillhaveheardofit.Maybeyourcomingwasnotwhollyunlooked-for.ItisbuttwonightsagothatWormtonguecametousandsaidthatbythewillofThéodennostrangershouldpassthesegates.’
’Wormtongue?’saidGandalf,lookingsharplyattheguard.’Saynomore!MyerrandisnottoWormtongue,buttotheLordoftheMarkhimself.Iaminhaste.Willyounotgoorsendtosaythatwearecome?’Hiseyesglintedunderhisdeepbrowsashebenthisgazeupontheman.
’Yes,Iwillgo,’heansweredslowly.’ButwhatnamesshallIreport?AndwhatshallIsayofyou?Oldandwearyyouseemnow,andyetyouarefellandgrimbeneath,Ideem’
’Welldoyouseeandspeak,’saidthewizard.’ForIamGandalf.Ihavereturned.Andbehold!Itoobringbackahorse.HereisShadowfaxtheGreat,whomnootherhandcantame.AndherebesidemeisAragornsonofArathorn,theheirofKings,anditistoMundburgthathegoes.HerealsoareLegolastheElfandGimlitheDwarf,ourcomrades.Gonowandsaytoyourmasterthatweareathisgatesandwouldhavespeechwithhim,ifhewillpermitustocomeintohishall.’
