Властелин колец: Две башни
The Forbidden Pool
’Saveus,niceMaster!’hewhined.`SméagolpromisestoPrecious,promisesfaithfully.Nevercomeagain,neverspeak,nonever!No,precious,no!’
`Areyousatisfied?’saidFaramir.
`Yes,’saidFrodo.’Atleast,youmusteitheracceptthispromiseorcarryoutyourlaw.Youwillgetnomore.ButIpromisedthatifhecametome,heshouldnotbeharmed.AndIwouldnotbeprovedfaithless.’
Faramirsatforamomentinthought.`Verygood,’hesaidatlast.`Isurrenderyoutoyourmaster,toFrodosonofDrogo.Lethimdeclarewhathewilldowithyou!’
’But,LordFaramir,’saidFrodobowing,`youhavenotyetdeclaredyourwillconcerningthesaidFrodo,anduntilthatismadeknown,hecannotshapehisplansforhimselforhiscompanions.Yourjudgementwaspostponeduntilthemorning;butthatisnowathand.’
`ThenIwilldeclaremydoom,’saidFaramir.`Asforyou,Frodo,insofarasliesinmeunderhigherauthority,Ideclareyoufreeintherealmof,Gondortothefurthestofitsancientbounds;saveonlythatneitheryounoranythatgowithyouhaveleavetocometothisplaceunbidden.Thisdoomshallstandforayearandaday,andthencease,unlessyoushallbeforethattermcometoMinasTirithandpresentyourselftotheLordandStewardoftheCity.ThenIwillentreathimtoconfirmwhatIhavedoneandtomakeitlifelong.Inthemeantime,whomsoeveryoutakeunderyourprotectionshallbeundermyprotectionandundertheshieldofGondor.Areyouanswered?’
Frodobowedlow.
