Властелин колец: Две башни
The Window on the West
Samwasbeamingandhummingtohimself,butwhenFrodospokehewasatfirstcontenttolisten,onlyoccasionallyventuringtomakeanexclamationofagreement.
Frodotoldmanytales,yetalwayshesteeredthematterawayfromthequestoftheCompanyandfromtheRing,enlargingratheronthevaliantpartBoromirhadplayedinalltheiradventures.withthewolvesofthewild,inthesnowsunderCaradhras,andintheminesofMoriawhereGandalffell.Faramirwasmostmovedbythestoryofthefightonthebridge.
`ItmusthaveirkedBoromirtorunfromOrcs,’hesaid,`orevenfromthefellthingyouname,theBalrog-eventhoughhewasthelasttoleave.’
`Hewasthelast,’saidFrodo,’butAragornwasforcedtoleadus.HealoneknewthewayafterGandalf’sfall.Buthadtherenotbeenuslesserfolktocarefor,IdonotthinkthateitherheorBoromirwouldhavefled.’
`Maybe,itwouldhavebeenbetterhadBoromirfallentherewithMithrandir,’saidFaramir,`andnotgoneontothefatethatwaitedabovethefallsofRauros.’
’Maybe.Buttellmenowofyourownfortunes,’saidFrodo,turningthematterasideonceagain.`ForIwouldlearnmoreofMinasIthilandOsgiliath,andMinasTiriththelong-enduring.Whathopehaveyouforthatcityinyourlongwar?’
’Whathopehavewe?’saidFaramir.’Itislongsincewehadanyhope.TheswordofElendil,ifitreturnsindeed,mayrekindleit,butIdonotthinkthatitwilldomorethanputofftheevilday,unlessotherhelpunlooked-foralsocomes,fromElvesorMen.
