Властелин колец: Две башни
The Road to Isengard
’Grievousisthefallofyourmen;butyoushallseethatatleastthewolvesofthemountainsdonotdevourthem.Itiswiththeirfriends,theOrcs,thattheyholdtheirfeast:suchindeedisthefriendshipoftheirkind.Come!’
Theyrodedowntotheriver,andastheycamethewolvesceasedtheirhowlingandslunkaway.FearfellonthemseeingGandalfinthemoon,andShadowfaxhishorseshininglikesilver.Theriderspassedovertotheislet,andglitteringeyeswatchedthemwanlyfromtheshadowsofthebanks.
’Look!’saidGandalf.’Friendshavelabouredhere.’
Andtheysawthatinthemidstoftheeyotamoundwaspiled,ringedwithstones,andsetaboutwithmanyspears.
’HereliealltheMenoftheMarkthatfellnearthisplace,’saidGandalf.
’Hereletthemrest!’saidÉomer.’Andwhentheirspearshaverottedandrusted,longstillmaytheirmoundstandandguardtheFordsofIsen!’
’Isthisyourworkalso,Gandalf,myfriend?’saidThéoden.’Youaccomplishedmuchinaneveningandanight!’
’WiththehelpofShadowfax-andothers,’saidGandalf.’Irodefastandfar.ButherebesidethemoundIwillsaythisforyourcomfort:manyfellinthebattlesoftheFords,butfewerthanrumourmadethem.Morewerescatteredthanwereslain;IgatheredtogetherallthatIcouldfind.SomemenIsentwithGrimboldofWestfoldtojoinErkenbrand.SomeIsettomakethisburial.Theyhavenowfollowedyourmarshal,Elfhelm.IsenthimwithmanyRiderstoEdoras.
