Властелин колец: Две башни
The Riders of Rohan
’Returnwithwhatspeedyoumay,andletourswordshereaftershinetogether!’
’Iwillcome,’saidAragorn.
’AndIwillcome,too,’saidGimli.’ThematteroftheLadyGaladrielliesstillbetweenus.Ihaveyettoteachyougentlespeech.’
’Weshallsee,’saidÉomer.’SomanystrangethingshavechancedthattolearnthepraiseofafairladyunderthelovingstrokesofaDwarf’saxewillseemnogreatwonder.Farewell!’
Withthattheyparted.VeryswiftwerethehorsesofRohan.WhenafteralittleGimlilookedback,thecompanyofÉomerwerealreadysmallandfaraway.Aragorndidnotlookback:hewaswatchingthetrailastheyspedontheirway,bendinglowwithhisheadbesidetheneckofHasufel.BeforelongtheycametothebordersoftheEntwash,andtheretheymettheothertrailofwhichÉomerhadspoken,comingdownfromtheEastoutoftheWold.
Aragorndismountedandsurveyedtheground,thenleapingbackintothesaddle,herodeawayforsomedistanceeastward,keepingtoonesideandtakingcarenottooverridethefootprints.Thenheagaindismountedandexaminedtheground,goingbackwardsandforwardsonfoot.
’Thereislittletodiscover,’hesaidwhenhereturned.’Themaintrailisallconfusedwiththepassageofthehorsemenastheycameback;theiroutwardcoursemusthavelainnearertheriver.Butthiseastwardtrailisfreshandclear.Thereisnosignthereofanyfeetgoingtheotherway,backtowardsAnduin.Nowwemustrideslower,andmakesurethatnotraceorfootstepbranchesoffoneitherside.
