Властелин колец: Две башни
The Voice of Saruman
Unhappyfool!Hewillbedevoured,ifthepoweroftheEaststretchesoutitsarmstoIsengard.WecannotdestroyOrthancfromwithout,butSauron-whoknowswhathecando?’
’AndwhatifSaurondoesnotconquer?Whatwillyoudotohim?’askedPippin.
’I?Nothing!’saidGandalf.’Iwilldonothingtohim.Idonotwishformastery.Whatwillbecomeofhim?Icannotsay.Igrievethatsomuchthatwasgoodnowfestersinthetower.Stillforusthingshavenotgonebadly.Strangearetheturnsoffortune!Oftendoeshatredhurtitself!Iguessthat,evenifwehadenteredin,wecouldhavefoundfewtreasuresinOrthancmorepreciousthanthethingwhichWormtonguethrewdownatus.’
Ashrillshriek;suddenlycutoff,camefromanopenwindowhighabove.
’ItseemsthatSarumanthinkssotoo,’saidGandalf.’Letusleavethem!’
Theyreturnednowtotheruinsofthegate.Hardlyhadtheypassedoutunderthearch,when,fromamongtheshadowsofthepiledstoneswheretheyhadstood,TreebeardandadozenotherEntscamestridingup.Aragorn,GimliandLegolasgazedattheminwonder.
’Herearethreeofmycompanions,Treebeard,’saidGandalf.’Ihavespokenofthem,butyouhavenotyetseenthem.’Henamedthemonebyone.
TheOldEntlookedatthemlongandsearchingly,andspoketotheminturn.LastheturnedtoLegolas.’SoyouhavecomeallthewayfromMirkwood,mygoodElf?Averygreatforestitusedtobe!’
’Andstillis,’saidLegolas.’Butnotsogreatthatwewhodwellthereevertireofseeingnewtrees.
