Властелин колец: Две башни
The Voice of Saruman
IshoulddearlylovetojourneyinFangorn’sWood.Iscarcelypassedbeyondtheeavesofit,andIdidnotwishtoturnback.’
Treebeard’seyesgleamedwithpleasure.’Ihopeyoumayhaveyourwish,erethehillsbemucholder,’hesaid.
’Iwillcome,ifIhavethefortune,’saidLegolas.’Ihavemadeabargainwithmyfriendthat,ifallgoeswell,wewillvisitFangorntogether-byyourleave.’
’AnyElfthatcomeswithyouwillbewelcome,’saidTreebeard.
’ThefriendIspeakofisnotanElf,’saidLegolas;’ImeanGimli,Glóin’ssonhere.’Gimlibowedlow,andtheaxeslippedfromhisbeltandclatteredontheground.
’Hoom,hm!Ahnow,’saidTreebeard,lookingdark-eyedathim.’Adwarfandanaxe-bearer!Hoom!IhavegoodwilltoElves;butyouaskmuch.Thisisastrangefriendship!’’Strangeitmayseem,’saidLegolas;’butwhileGimlilivesIshallnotcometoFangornalone.Hisaxeisnotfortrees,butfororc-necks,OFangorn,MasterofFangorn’sWood.Forty-twohehewedinthebattle.’
’Hoo!Comenow!’saidTreebeard.’Thatisabetterstory!Well,well,thingswillgoastheywill;andthereisnoneedtohurrytomeetthem.Butnowwemustpartforawhile.Dayisdrawingtoanend,yetGandalfsaysyoumustgoerenightfall,andtheLordoftheMarkiseagerforhisownhouse.’
’Yes,wemustgo,andgonow,’saidGandalf.’IfearthatImusttakeyourgatekeepersfromyou.Butyouwillmanagewellenoughwithoutthem.’
’MaybeIshall,’saidTreebeard.’ButIshallmissthem.
