Властелин колец: Две башни
The Voice of Saruman
Fursomethespelllastedonlywhilethevoicespoketothem,andwhenitspaketoanothertheysmiled,asmendowhoseethroughajuggler’strickwhileothersgapeatit.Formanythesoundofthevoicealonewasenoughtoholdthementhralled;butforthosewhomitconqueredthespellenduredwhentheywerefaraway.andevertheyheardthatsoftvoicewhisperingandurgingthem.Butnonewereunmoved;nonerejecteditspleasanditscommandswithoutaneffortofmindandwill,solongasitsmasterhadcontrolofit.
’Well?’itsaidnowwithgentlequestion.’Whymustyoudisturbmyrest?Willyougivemenopeaceatallbynightorday?’Itstonewasthatofakindlyheartaggrievedbyinjuriesundeserved.
Theylookedup,astonished,fortheyhadheardnosoundofhiscoming;andtheysawafigurestandingattherail,lookingdownuponthem:anoldman,swathedinagreatcloak,thecolourofwhichwasnoteasytotell,foritchangediftheymovedtheireyesorifhestirred.Hisfacewaslong,withahighforehead,hehaddeepdarklingeyes,hardtofathom,thoughthelookthattheynowborewasgraveandbenevolent,andalittleweary.Hishairandbeardwerewhite,butstrandsofblackstillshowedabouthislipsandears.
’Like,andyetunlike,’mutteredGimli.
’Butcomenow,’saidthesoftvoice.’TwoatleastofyouIknowbyname.GandalfIknowtoowelltohavemuchhopethatheseekshelporcounselhere.
