Властелин колец: Две башни
The Voice of Saruman
Butmarkthis!Youhavebeensaved,andallyourfriendstoo,mainlybygoodfortune,asitiscalled.Youcannotcountonitasecondtime.Ifhehadquestionedyou,thenandthere,almostcertainlyyouwouldhavetoldallthatyouknow,totheruinofusall.Buthewastooeager.Hedidnotwantinformationonly:hewantedyou,quickly,sothathecoulddealwithyouintheDarkTower,slowly.Don’tshudder!IfyouwillmeddleintheaffairsofWizards,youmustbepreparedtothinkofsuchthings.Butcome!Iforgiveyou.Becomforted!Thingshavenotturnedoutasevillyastheymight.’
HeliftedPippingentlyandcarriedhimbacktohisbed.Merryfollowed,andsatdownbesidehim.Liethereandrest,ifyoucan,Pippin!’saidGandalf.’Trustme.Ifyoufeelanitchinyourpalmsagain,tellmeofit!Suchthingscanbecured.Butanyway,mydearhobbit,don’tputalumpofrockundermyelbowagain!Now,Iwillleaveyoutwotogetherforawhile.’
WiththatGandalfreturnedtotheothers,whowerestillstandingbytheOrthanc-stoneintroubledthought.’Perilcomesinthenightwhenleastexpected,’hesaid.’Wehavehadanarrowescape!’
’Howisthehobbit,Pippin?’askedAragorn.
’Ithinkallwillbewellnow,’answeredGandalf.’Hewasnotheldlong,andhobbitshaveanamazingpowerofrecovery.Thememory,orthehorrorofit,willprobablyfadequickly.Tooquickly,perhaps.Willyou,Aragorn,taketheOrthanc-stoneandguardit?Itisadangerouscharge.’
’Dangerousindeed,butnottoall,’saidAragorn.
