Властелин колец: Две башни
Journey to the Cross-roads
Nonoiseofthefallscouldbeheard,foralongsouthwardslopelaynowbetweenthemandtheravineinwhichthestreamflowed.Tothewesttheycouldseelightthroughthetrees,asiftheworldcametheretoasuddenend,atabrinklookingoutonlyontosky.
’Hereisthelastpartingofourways,’saidFaramir.’Ifyoutakemycounsel,youwillnotturneastwardyet.Gostraighton,forthusyouwillhavethecoverofthewoodlandformanymiles.Onyourwestisanedgewherethelandfallsintothegreatvales,sometimessuddenlyandsheer,sometimesinlonghillsides.Keepneartothisedgeandtheskirtsoftheforest.Inthebeginningofyourjourneyyoumaywalkunderdaylight,Ithink.Thelanddreamsinafalsepeace,andforawhilealleviliswithdrawn.Fareyouwell,whileyoumay!’
Heembracedthehobbitsthen,afterthemannerofhispeople,stooping,andplacinghishandsupontheirshoulders,andkissingtheirforeheads.’Gowiththegoodwillofallgoodmen!’hesaid.
Theybowedtotheground.Thenheturnedandwithoutlookingbackheleftthemandwenttohistwoguardsthatstoodatalittledistanceaway.Theymarvelledtoseewithwhatspeedthesegreen-cladmennowmoved,vanishingalmostinthetwinklingofaneye.TheforestwhereFaramirhadstoodseemedemptyanddrear,asifadreamhadpassed.
Frodosighedandturnedbacksouthward.Asiftomarkhisdisregardofallsuchcourtesy,Gollumwasscrabblinginthemouldatthefootofatree.`Hungryagainalready?’thoughtSam.
