Властелин колец: Две башни
The Voice of Saruman
Thebiterbit,thehawkundertheeagle’sfoot,thespiderinasteelweb!Howlong,Iwonder,hashebeenconstrainedtocomeoftentohisglassforinspectionandinstruction,andtheOrthanc-stonesobenttowardsBarad-dûrthat,ifanysaveawillofadamantnowlooksintoit,itwillbearhismindandsightswiftlythither?Andhowitdrawsonetoitself!HaveInotfeltit?Evennowmyheartdesirestotestmywilluponit,toseeifIcouldnotwrenchitfromhimandturnitwhereIwould-tolookacrossthewideseasofwaterandoftimetoTiriontheFair,andperceivetheunimaginablehandandmindofFëanorattheirwork,whileboththeWhiteTreeandtheGoldenwereinflower!’Hesighedandfellsilent.
’IwishIhadknownallthisbefore,’saidPippin.’IhadnonotionofwhatIwasdoing.’
’Ohyes,youhad,’saidGandalf.’Youknewyouwerebehavingwronglyandfoolishly;andyoutoldyourselfso,thoughyoudidnotlisten.Ididnottellyouallthisbefore,becauseitisonlybymusingonallthathashappenedthatIhaveatlastunderstood,evenasweridetogether.ButifIhadspokensooner,itwouldnothavelessenedyourdesire,ormadeiteasiertoresist.Onthecontrary!No,theburnedhandteachesbest.Afterthatadviceaboutfiregoestotheheart.’
’Itdoes,’saidPippin.’Ifallthesevenstoneswerelaidoutbeforemenow,Ishouldshutmyeyesandputmyhandsinmypockets.’
’Good!’saidGandalf.’ThatiswhatIhoped.’
’ButIshouldliketoknow-’Pippinbegan.
’Mercy!’criedGandalf.
