Властелин колец: Две башни
The Voice of Saruman
’Whereareyougoingthen?’
’ToMinasTirith,beforetheseasofwarsurroundit.’
’Oh!Andhowfaristhat?’
’Leaguesuponleagues,’answeredGandalf.’ThriceasfarasthedwellingsofKingThéoden,andtheyaremorethanahundredmileseastfromhere,asthemessengersofMordorfly.Shadowfaxmustrunalongerroad.Whichwillprovetheswifter?
’Weshallridenowtilldaybreak,andthatissomehoursaway.ThenevenShadowfaxmustrest,insomehollowofthehills:atEdoras,Ihope.Sleep,ifyoucan!YoumayseethefirstglimmerofdawnuponthegoldenroofofthehouseofEorl.AndintwodaysthenceyoushallseethepurpleshadowofMountMindolluinandthewallsofthetowerofDenethorwhiteinthemorning.
’Awaynow,Shadowfax!Run,greatheart,runasyouhaveneverrunbefore!Nowwearecometothelandswhereyouwerefoaledandeverystoneyouknow.Runnow!Hopeisinspeed!’
Shadowfaxtossedhisheadandcriedaloud,asifatrumpethadsummonedhimtobattle.Thenhesprangforward.Fireflewfromhisfeet;nightrushedoverhim.
Ashefellslowlyintosleep,Pippinhadastrangefeeling:heandGandalfwerestillasstone,seateduponthestatueofarunninghorse,whiletheworldrolledawaybeneathhisfeetwithagreatnoiseofwind.
