Властелин колец: Две башни
The Window on the West
Hehadfallendeepintohisownthoughtsforawhile,andcameoutofthemsuddenlyandtoolate.
’Saveme!’saidSamturningwhite,andthenflushingscarlet.`ThereIgoagain!WheneveryouopenyourbigmouthyouputyourfootinittheGafferusedtosaytome,andrightenough.Odear,Odear!
`Nowlookhere,sir!’Heturned,facinguptoFaramirwithallthecouragethathecouldmuster.`Don’tyougotakingadvantageofmymasterbecausehisservant’snobetterthanafool.You’vespokenveryhandsomeallalong,putmeoffmyguard,talkingofElvesandall.Buthandsomeisashandsomedoeswesay.Now’sachancetoshowyourquality.’
’Soitseems,’saidFaramir,slowlyandverysoftly,withastrangesmile.`Sothatistheanswertoalltheriddles!TheOneRingthatwasthoughttohaveperishedfromtheworld.AndBoromirtriedtotakeitbyforce?Andyouescaped?Andranalltheway-tome!AndhereinthewildIhaveyou:twohalflings,andahostofmenatmycall,andtheRingofRings.Aprettystrokeoffortune!AchanceforFaramir,CaptainofGondor,toshowhisquality!Ha!’Hestoodup,verytallandstern,hisgreyeyesglinting.
FrodoandSamsprangfromtheirstoolsandsetthemselvessidebysidewiththeirbackstothewall,fumblingfortheirsword-hilts.Therewasasilence.Allthemeninthecavestoppedtalkingandlookedtowardstheminwonder.ButFaramirsatdownagaininhischairandbegantolaughquietly,andthensuddenlybecamegraveagain.
’AlasforBoromir!Itwastoosoreatrial!’hesaid.
