Властелин колец: Две башни
Flotsam and Jetsam
Itwasalreadydark,butIcouldseetherider’sfaceclearly:itseemedtoshine,andallhisclotheswerewhite.Ijustsatup,staring,withmymouthopen.Itriedtocallout,andcouldn’t.
’Therewasnoneed.Hehaltedjustbyusandlookeddownatus.’Gandalf!’Isaidatlast.butmyvoicewasonlyawhisper.Didhesay:"Hullo,Pippin!Thisisapleasantsurprise!"?No,indeed!Hesaid:"Getup,youtom-foolofaTook!Where,inthenameofwonder,inallthisruinisTreebeard?Iwanthim.Quick!"
’Treebeardheardhisvoiceandcameoutoftheshadowsatonce;andtherewasastrangemeeting.Iwassurprised,becauseneitherofthemseemedsurprisedatall.GandalfobviouslyexpectedtofindTreebeardhere;andTreebeardmightalmosthavebeenloiteringaboutnearthegatesonpurposetomeethim.YetwehadtoldtheoldEntallaboutMoria.ButthenIrememberedaqueerlookhegaveusatthetime.IcanonlysupposethathehadseenGandalforhadsomenewsofhim,butwouldnotsayanythinginahurry."Don’tbehasty"ishismotto;butnobody,notevenElves,willsaymuchaboutGandalf’smovementswhenheisnotthere.
’"Hoom!Gandalf!"saidTreebeard."Iamgladyouhavecome.Woodandwater,stockandstone,Icanmaster;butthereisaWizardtomanagehere."
’"Treebeard,"saidGandalf."Ineedyourhelp.Youhavedonemuch,butIneedmore.IhaveabouttenthousandOrcstomanage."
’Thenthosetwowentoffandhadacounciltogetherinsomecorner.
