Властелин колец: Две башни
The Voice of Saruman
Butyou,ThéodenLordoftheMarkofRohanaredeclaredbyyournobledevices,andstillmorebythefaircountenanceoftheHouseofEorl.OworthysonofThengeltheThrice-renowned!Whyhaveyounotcomebefore,andasafriend?MuchhaveIdesiredtoseeyou,mightiestkingofwesternlands,andespeciallyintheselatteryears,tosaveyoufromtheunwiseandevilcounselsthatbesetyou!Isityettoolate?Despitetheinjuriesthathavebeendonetome,inwhichthemenofRohan,alas!havehadsomepart,stillIwouldsaveyou,anddeliveryoufromtheruinthatdrawsnighinevitably,ifyourideuponthisroadwhichyouhavetaken.IndeedIalonecanaidyounow.’
Théodenopenedhismouthasiftospeak,buthesaidnothing.HelookedupatthefaceofSarumanwithitsdarksolemneyesbentdownuponhim,andthentoGandalfathisside;andheseemedtohesitate.Gandalfmadenosign;butstoodsilentasstone,asonewaitingpatientlyforsomecallthathasnotyetcome.TheRidersstirredatfirst,murmuringwithapprovalofthewordsofSaruman;andthentheytooweresilent,asmenspell-bound.ItseemedtothemthatGandalfhadneverspokensofairandfittinglytotheirlord.RoughandproudnowseemedallhisdealingswithThéoden.Andovertheirheartscreptashadow,thefearofagreatdanger:theendoftheMarkinadarknesstowhichGandalfwasdrivingthem,whileSarumanstoodbesideadoorofescape,holdingithalfopensothatarayoflightcamethrough.Therewasaheavysilence.
ItwasGimlithedwarfwhobrokeinsuddenly.
