Властелин колец: Две башни
The Window on the West
Iloveonlythatwhichtheydefend:thecityoftheMenofNúmenor;andIwouldhaveherlovedforhermemory,herancientry,herbeauty,andherpresentwisdom.Notfeared,saveasmenmayfearthedignityofaman,oldandwise.
’Sofearmenot!Idonotaskyoutotellmemore.IdonotevenaskyoutotellmewhetherInowspeaknearerthemark.Butifyouwilltrustme,itmaybethatIcanadviseyouinyourpresentquest,whateverthatbe-yes,andevenaidyou.’
Frodomadenoanswer.Almostheyieldedtothedesireforhelpandcounsel,totellthisgraveyoungman,whosewordsseemedsowiseandfair,allthatwasinhismind.Butsomethingheldhimback.Hisheartwasheavywithfearandsorrow:ifheandSamwereindeed,asseemedlikely,allthatwasnowleftoftheNineWalkers,thenhewasinsolecommandofthesecretoftheirerrand.Bettermistrustundeservedthanrashwords.AndthememoryofBoromir,ofthedreadfulchangethatthelureoftheRinghadworkedinhim,wasverypresenttohismind,whenhelookedatFaramirandlistenedtohisvoice:unliketheywere,andyetalsomuchakin.
Theywalkedoninsilenceforawhile,passinglikegreyandgreenshadowsundertheoldtrees,theirfeetmakingnosound;abovethemmanybirdssang,andthesunglistenedonthepolishedroofofdarkleavesintheevergreenwoodsofIthilien.
Samhadtakennopartintheconversation,thoughhehadlistened;andatthesametimehehadattendedwithhiskeenhobbitearstoallthesoftwoodlandnoisesaboutthem.
