Властелин колец: Две башни
The King of the Golden Hall
’Youspeakjustly,lord,’saidthepalemansittinguponthestepsofthedais.’ItisnotyetfivedayssincethebittertidingscamethatThéodredyoursonwasslainupontheWestMarches:yourrighthand,SecondMarshalOftheMark.InÉomerthereislittletrust.Fewmenwouldbelefttoguardyourwalls,ifhehadbeenallowedtorule.AndevennowwelearnfromGondorthattheDarkLordisstirringintheEast.Suchisthehourinwhichthiswandererchoosestoreturn.Whyindeedshouldwewelcomeyou,MasterStormcrow?LáthspellInameyou,Ill-news;andillnewsisanillguesttheysay.’Helaughedgrimly,asheliftedhisheavylidsforamomentandgazedonthestrangerswithdarkeyes.
’Youareheldwise,myfriendWormtongue,andaredoubtlessagreatsupporttoyourmaster,’answeredGandalfinasoftvoice.’Yetintwowaysmayamancomewitheviltidings.liemaybeaworkerofevil;orhemaybesuchasleaveswellalone,andcomesonlytobringaidintimeofneed.’
’Thatisso,’saidWormtongue;’butthereisathirdkind:pickersofbones,meddlersinothermen’ssorrows,carrion-fowlthatgrowfatonwar.Whataidhaveyoueverbrought,Stormcrow?Andwhataiddoyoubringnow?Itwasaidfromusthatyousoughtlasttimethatyouwerehere.ThenmylordbadeyouChooseanyhorsethatyouwouldandbegone;andtothewonderofallyoutookShadowfaxinyourinsolence.Mylordwassorelygrieved;yettosomeitseemedthattospeedyoufromthelandthepricewasnottoogreat.
