Властелин колец: Две башни
The Voice of Saruman
WehavebecomefriendsinsoshortawhilethatIthinkImustbegettinghasty-growingbackwardstowardsyouth,perhaps.Butthere,theyarethefirstnewthingunderSunorMoonthatIhaveseenformanyalong,longday.Ishallnotforgetthem.IhaveputtheirnamesintotheLongList.Entswillrememberit.
Entstheearthborn,oldasmountains,
thewide-walkers,waterdrinking;
andhungryashunters,theHobbitchildren,
thelaughing-folk,thelittlepeople,
theyshallremainfriendsaslongasleavesarerenewed.Fareyouwell!Butifyouhearnewsupinyourpleasantland,intheShire,sendmeword!YouknowwhatImean:wordorsightoftheEntwives.Comeyourselvesifyoucan!’
’Wewill!’saidMerryandPippintogether,andtheyturnedawayhastily.Treebeardlookedatthem,andwassilentforawhile,shakinghisheadthoughtfully.ThenheturnedtoGandalf.
’SoSarumanwouldnotleave?’hesaid.’Ididnotthinkhewould.HisheartisasrottenasablackHuorn’s.Still,ifIwereovercomeandallmytreesdestroyed,IwouldnotcomewhileIhadonedarkholelefttohidein.’
’No,’saidGandalf.’Butyouhavenotplottedtocoveralltheworldwithyourtreesandchokeallotherlivingthings.Butthereitis,Sarumanremainstonursehishatredandweaveagainsuchwebsashecan.HehastheKeyofOrthanc.Buthemustnotbeallowedtoescape.’
’Indeedno!Entswillseetothat,’saidTreebeard.’Sarumanshallnotsetfootbeyondtherock,withoutmyleave.Entswillwatchoverhim.’
’Good!’saidGandalf.
