Властелин колец: Две башни
The Road to Isengard
Youaremightyinwizardry,GandalftheWhite!’
’Thatmaybe.Butifso,Ihavenotshownityet.Ihavebutgivengoodcounselinperil,andmadeuseofthespeedofShadowfax.Yourownvalourhasdonemore,andthestoutlegsoftheWestfold-menmarchingthroughthenight.’
ThentheyallgazedatGandalfwithstillgreaterwonder.Someglanceddarklyatthewood,andpassedtheirhandsovertheirbrows,asiftheythoughttheireyessawotherwisethanhis.
Gandalflaughedlongandmerrily.’Thetrees?’hesaid.’Nay,Iseethewoodasplainlyasdoyou.Butthatisnodeedofmine.Itisathingbeyondthecounselofthewise.Betterthanmydesign,andbettereventhanmyhopetheeventhasproved.’
’Thenifnotyours,whoseisthewizardry?’saidThéoden.’NotSaruman’s,thatisplain.Istheresomemightiersage,ofwhomwehaveyettolearn?’
’Itisnotwizardry,butapowerfarolder,’saidGandalf:’apowerthatwalkedtheearth,ereelfsangorhammerrang.
Ereironwasfoundortreewashewn,
Whenyoungwasmountainundermoon;
Ereringwasmade,orwroughtwaswoe,
Itwalkedtheforestslongago.’
’Andwhatmaybetheanswertoyourriddle?’saidThéoden.
’Ifyouwouldlearnthat,youshouldcomewithmetoIsengard’answeredGandalf.
’ToIsengard?’theycried.
’Yes,’saidGandalf.’IshallreturntoIsengard,andthosewhowillmaycomewithme.Therewemayseestrangethings.’
