Властелин колец: Две башни
The Voice of Saruman
’Dotard!WhatisthehouseofEorlbutathatchedbarnwherebrigandsdrinkinthereek,andtheirbratsrollontheflooramongthedogs?Toolonghavetheyescapedthegibbetthemselves.Butthenoosecomes,slowinthedrawing,tightandhardintheend.Hangifyouwill!’Nowhisvoicechanged,asheslowlymasteredhimself.’IknownotwhyIhavehadthepatiencetospeaktoyou.ForIneedyounot,noryourlittlebandofgallopers,asswifttoflyastoadvance,ThéodenHorsemaster.LongagoIofferedyouastatebeyondyourmeritandyourwit.Ihaveoffereditagain,sothatthosewhomyoumisleadmayclearlyseethechoiceofroads.Yougivemebragandabuse.Sobeit.Gobacktoyourhuts!
’Butyou,Gandalf!ForyouatleastIamgrieved,feelingforyourshame.Howcomesitthatyoucanenduresuchcompany?Foryouareproud,Gandalf-andnotwithoutreason,havinganoblemindandeyesthatlookbothdeepandfar.Evennowwillyounotlistentomycounsel?’
Gandalfstirred,andlookedup.’Whathaveyoutosaythatyoudidnotsayatourlastmeeting?’heasked.’Or,perhaps,youhavethingstounsay?’
Sarumanpaused.’Unsay?’hemused,asifpuzzled.’Unsay?Iendeavouredtoadviseyouforyourowngood,butyouscarcelylistened.Youareproudanddonotloveadvice,havingindeedastoreofyourownwisdom.Butonthatoccasionyouerred,Ithink,misconstruingmyintentionswilfully.Ifearthatinmyeagernesstopersuadeyou,Ilostpatience.AndindeedIregretit.
