Властелин колец: Две башни
The Window on the West
Aftersolongjourneyingandcamping,anddaysspent¤nthelonelywild,theeveningmealseemedafeasttothehobbits:todrinkpaleyellowwine,coolandfragrant,andeatbreadandbutter,andsaltedmeats,anddriedfruits,andgoodredcheese,withcleanhandsandcleanknivesandplates.NeitherFrodonorSamrefusedanythingthatwasoffered,norasecond,norindeedathirdhelping.Thewinecoursedintheirveinsandtiredlimbs,andtheyfeltgladandeasyofheartastheyhadnotdonesincetheyleftthelandofLórien.
WhenallwasdoneFaramirledthemtoarecessatthebackofthecave,partlyscreenedbycurtains;andachairandtwostoolswerebroughtthere.Alittleearthenwarelampburnedinaniche.
`Youmaysoondesiretosleep,’hesaid,’andespeciallygoodSamwise,whowouldnotclosehiseyesbeforeheate-whetherforfearofbluntingtheedgeofanoblehunger,orforfearofme,Idonotknow.Butitisnotgoodtosleeptoosoonaftermeat,andthatfollowingafast.Letustalkawhile.OnyourjourneyfromRivendelltheremusthavebeenmanythingstotell.Andyou,too,wouldperhapswishtolearnsomethingofusandthelandswhereyounoware.TellmeofBoromirmybrother,andofoldMithrandir,andofthefairpeopleofLothlórien.’
Frodonolongerfeltsleepyandhewaswillingtotalk.Butthoughthefoodandwinehadputhimathisease,hehadnotlostallhiscaution.
