Властелин колец: Две башни
Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
`Wemustlearnmoreofthis,’saidFaramir,`andknowwhatbringsyousofareastundertheshadowofyonder-,’hepointedandsaidnoname.’Butnotnow.Wehavebusinessinhand.Youareinperil.andyouwouldnothavegonefarbyfieldorroadthisday.Therewillbehardhandstrokesnighathanderethedayisfull.Thendeath,orswiftflightbarktoAnduin.Iwillleavetwotoguardyou,foryourgoodandformine.Wisemantrustsnottochance-meetingontheroadinthisland.IfIreturn,Iwillspeakmorewithyou.’
’Farewell!’saidFrodo,bowinglow.`Thinkwhatyouwill,IamafriendofallenemiesoftheOneEnemy.Wewouldgowithyou,ifwehalflingfolkcouldhopetoserveyou,suchdoughtymenandstrongasyouseem,andifmyerrandpermittedit.Maythelightshineonyourswords!’
’TheHalflingsarecourteousfolk,whateverelsetheybe,’saidFaramir.`Farewell!’
Thehobbitssatdownagain,buttheysaidnothingtooneanotheroftheirthoughtsanddoubts.Closeby,justunderthedapplingshadowofthedarkbay-trees,twomenremainedonguard.Theytookofftheirmasksnowandagaintocoolthem,astheday-heatgrew,andFrodosawthattheyweregoodlymen,pale-skinned,darkofhair,withgreyeyesandfacessadandproud.Theyspoketogetherinsoftvoices,atfirstusingtheCommonSpeech,butafterthemannerofolderdays,andthenchangingtoanotherlanguageoftheirown.
