Властелин колец: Две башни
The Window on the West
Andthemoreneedofhaste,ifwetwohalflingsareallthatremainofourfellowship.
’Goback,Faramir,valiantCaptainofGondor,anddefendyourcitywhileyoumay,andletmegowheremydoomtakesme.’
`Formethereisnocomfortinourspeechtogether,’saidFaramir;`butyousurelydrawfromitmoredreadthanneedbe.UnlessthepeopleofLórienthemselvescametohim,whoarrayedBoromirasforafuneral?NotOrcsorservantsoftheNameless.SomeofyourCompany,Iguess,livestill.
`ButwhateverbefellontheNorthMarch,you,Frodo,Idoubtnolonger.IfharddayshavemademeanyjudgeofMen’swordsandfaces,thenImaymakeaguessatHalflings!Though,’andnowhesmiled,`thereissomethingstrangeaboutyou,Frodo,anelvishair,maybe.ButmoreliesuponourwordstogetherthanIthoughtatfirst.IshouldnowtakeyoubacktoMinasTirithtoanswertheretoDenethor,andmylifewilljustlybeforfeit,ifInowchooseacoursethatprovesillformycity.SoIwillnotdecideinhastewhatistobedone.Yetwemustmovehencewithoutmoredelay.’
Hesprangtohisfeetandissuedsomeorders.Atoncethemenwhoweregatheredroundhimbrokeupintosmallgroups,andwentoffthiswayandthat,vanishingquicklyintotheshadowsoftherocksandtrees.SoononlyMablungandDamrodremained.
’Nowyou,FrodoandSamwise,willcomewithmeandmyguards,’saidFaramir.`Youcannotgoalongtheroadsouthwards,ifthatwasyourpurpose.
