Властелин колец: Две башни
The Road to Isengard
’ButtherearenotmenenoughintheMark,notiftheywereallgatheredtogetherandhealedofwoundsandweariness,toassaultthestrongholdofSaruman,’saidThéoden.
’NeverthelesstoIsengardIgo,’saidGandalf.’Ishallnotstaytherelong.Mywayliesnoweastward.LookformeinEdoras,erethewaningofthemoon!’
’Nay!’saidThéoden.’InthedarkhourbeforedawnIdoubted,butwewillnotpartnow.Iwillcomewithyou,ifthatisyourcounsel.’
’IwishtospeakwithSaruman,assoonasmaybenow,’saidGandalf,’andsincehehasdoneyougreatinjury,itwouldbefittingifyouwerethere.Buthowsoonandhowswiftlywillyouride?’
’Mymenarewearywithbattle,’saidtheKing;’andIamwearyalso.ForIhaveriddenfarandsleptlittle.Alas!MyoldageisnotfeignednordueonlytothewhisperingsofWormtongue.Itisanillthatnoleechcanwhollycure,notevenGandalf.’
’Thenletallwhoaretoridewithmerestnow,’saidGandalf.’Wewilljourneyundertheshadowofevening.Itisaswell;foritismycounselthatallourcomingsandgoingsshouldbeassecretasmaybe,henceforth.Butdonotcommandmanymentogowithyou,Théoden.Wegotoaparleynottoafight.’
TheKingthenchosementhatwereunhurtandhadswifthorses,andhesentthemforthwithtidingsofthevictoryintoeveryvaleoftheMark;andtheyborehissummonsalso,biddingallmen,youngandold,tocomeinhastetoEdoras.
