Властелин колец: Две башни
The Forbidden Pool
’Iamanswered,’hesaid,`andIplacemyselfatyourservice,ifthatisofanyworthtoonesohighandhonourable.’
`Itisofgreatworth,’saidFaramir.’Andnow,doyoutakethiscreature,thisSméagol,underyourprotection?’
`IdotakeSméagolundermyprotection,’saidFrodo.Samsighedaudibly;andnotatthecourtesies,ofwhich,asanyhobbitwould,hethoroughlyapproved.IndeedintheShiresuchamatterwouldhaverequiredagreatmanymorewordsandbows.
’ThenIsaytoyou,’saidFaramir,turningtoGollum,’youareunderdoomofdeath;butwhileyouwalkwithFrodoyouaresafeforourpart.YetifeveryoubefoundbyanymanofGondorastraywithouthim,thedoomshallfall.Andmaydeathfindyouswiftly,withinGondororwithout,ifyoudonotwellservehim.Nowanswerme:whitherwouldyougo?Youwerehisguide,hesays.Whitherwereyouleadinghim?’Gollummadenoreply.
`ThisIwillnothavesecret,’saidFaramir.`Answerme,orIwillreversemyjudgement!’StillGollumdidnotanswer.
`Iwillanswerforhim,’saidFrodo.`HebroughtmetotheBlackGate,asIasked;butitwasimpassable.’
`ThereisnoopengateintotheNamelessLand,’saidFaramir.
`Seeingthis,weturnedasideandcamebytheSouthwardroad’Frodocontinued;’forhesaidthatthereis,ortheremaybe,apathneartoMinasIthil.’
`MinasMorgul,’saidFaramir.
`Idonotknowclearly,’saidFrodo;`butthepathclimbs,Ithink,upintothemountainsonthenorthernsideofthatvalewheretheoldcitystands.
