Властелин колец: Две башни

           ThisMithrandirwas,Inowguess,morethanalore-master:agreatmoverofthedeedsthataredoneinourtime.Hadhebeenamongustoconsultconcerningthehardwordsofourdream,hecouldhavemadethemcleartouswithoutneedofmessenger.Yet,maybe,hewouldnothavedoneso,andthejourneyofBoromirwasdoomed.Mithrandirneverspoketousofwhatwastobe,nordidherevealhispurposes.HegotleaveofDenethor,howIdonotknow,tolookatthesecretsofourtreasury,andIlearnedalittleofhim,whenhewouldteach(andthatwasseldom).EverhewouldsearchandwouldquestionusaboveallelseconcerningtheGreatBattlethatwasfoughtuponDagorladinthebeginningofGondor,whenHewhomwedonotnamewasoverthrown.AndhewaseagerforstoriesofIsildur,thoughofhimwehadlesstotell;fornothingcertainwaseverknownamongusofhisend.’

           NowFaramir’svoicesanktoawhisper.’ButthismuchIlearnedorguessed,andIhavekeptiteversecretinmyheartsince:thatIsildurtooksomewhatfromthehandoftheUnnamed,erehewentawayfromGondor,nevertobeseenamongmortalmenagain.HereIthoughtwastheanswertoMithrandir’squestioning.Butitseemedthenamatterthatconcernedonlytheseekersafterancientlearning.Norwhentheriddlingwordsofourdreamweredebatedamongus,didIthinkofIsildur’sBaneasbeingthissamething.ForIsildurwasambushedandslainbyorc-arrows,accordingtotheonlylegendthatweknew,andMithrandirhadnevertoldmemore.