Властелин колец: Две башни
The Voice of Saruman
Butwillyouparleywiththisdealerintreacheryandmurder?RememberThéodredattheFords,andthegraveofHámainHelm’sDeep!’
’Ifwespeakofpoisonedtongueswhatshallwesayofyours,youngserpent?’saidSaruman,andtheflashofhisangerwasnowplaintosee.’Butcome,Éomer,Éomund’sson!’hewentoninhissoftvoiceagain.Toeverymanhpart.Valourinarmsisyours,andyouwinhighhonourthereby.Slaywhomyourlordnamesasenemies,andbecontent.Meddlenotinpolicieswhichyoudonotunderstand.Butmaybe.ifyoubecomeaking,youWillfindthathemustchoosehisfriendswithcare.ThefriendshipofSarumanandthepowerofOrthanccannotbelightlythrownaside,whatevergrievances,realorfancied,mayliebehind.Youhavewonabattlebutnotawarandthatwithhelponwhichyoucannotcountagain.YoumayfindtheShadowoftheWoodatyourowndoornext:itiswayward,andsenseless,andhasnoloveforMen.
’ButmylordofRohan,amItobecalledamurderer,becausevaliantmenhavefalleninbattle?Ifyougotowar,needlessly,forIdidnotdesireit,thenmenwillbeslain.ButifIamamurdereronthataccount,thenalltheHouseofEorlisstainedwithmurder;fortheyhavefoughtmanywars,andassailedmanywhodefiedthem.Yetwithsometheyhaveafterwardsmadepeace,nonetheworseforbeingpolitic.Isay,ThéodenKing:shallwehavepeaceandfriendship,youandI?Itisourstocommand’
’Wewillhavepeace,’saidThéodenatlastthicklyandwithaneffort.
