Властелин колец: Две башни
The King of the Golden Hall
’WestuThéodenhál!’criedÉomer.’Itisajoytoustoseeyoureturnintoyourown.Neveragainshallitbesaid,Gandalf,thatyoucomeonlywithgrief!’
’Takebackyoursword,Éomer,sister-son!’saidtheking.’Go,Háma,andseekmyownsword!Grímahasitinhiskeeping.Bringhimtomealso.Now,Gandalf,yousaidthatyouhadcounseltogive,ifIwouldhearit.Whatisyourcounsel?’
’Youhaveyourselfalreadytakenit,’answeredGandalf.’ToputyourtrustinÉomer,ratherthaninamanofcrookedmind.Tocastasideregretandfear.Todothedeedathand.Everymanthatcanrideshouldbesentwestatonce,asÉomercounselledyou:wemustfirstdestroythethreatofSaruman,whilewehavetime.Ifwefail,wefall.Ifwesucceed-thenwewillfacethenexttask.Meanwhileyourpeoplethatareleft,thewomenandthechildrenandtheold,shouldstaytotherefugesthatyouhaveinthemountains.Weretheynotpreparedagainstjustsuchanevildayasthis?Letthemtakeprovision,butdelaynot,norburdenthemselveswithtreasures,greatorsmall.Itistheirlivesthatareatstake.’
’Thiscounselseemsgoodtomenow,’saidThéoden.’Letallmyfolkgetready!Butyoumyguests-trulyyousaid,Gandalf,thatthecourtesyofmyhallislessened.Youhaveriddenthroughthenight,andthemorningwearsaway.Youhavehadneithersleepnorfood.Aguest-houseshallbemadeready:thereyoushallsleep,whenyouhaveeaten.’
’Nay,lord,’saidAragorn.’Thereisnorestyetfortheweary.
