Властелин колец: Две башни
The Choices of Master Samwise
Therewasnoescapethatway.Thatwastodonothing,noteventogrieve.Thatwasnotwhathehadsetouttodo.’WhatamItodothen?’hecriedagain,andnowheseemedplainlytoknowthehardanswer:seeitthrough.Anotherlonelyjourney,andtheworst.
`What?Me,alone,gototheCrackofDoomandall?’Hequailedstill,buttheresolvegrew.`What?MetaketheRingfromhim?TheCouncilgaveittohim.’
Buttheanswercameatonce:`AndtheCouncilgavehimcompanions,sothattheerrandshouldnotfail.AndyouarethelastofalltheCompany.Theerrandmustnotfail.’
`IwishIwasn’tthelast,’hegroaned.`IwisholdGandalfwashareorsomebody.WhyamIleftallalonetomakeupmymind?I’msuretogowrong.Andit’snotformetogotakingtheRing,puttingmyselfforward.’
’Butyouhaven’tputyourselfforward;you’vebeenputforward.Andasfornotbeingtherightandproperperson,why,Mr.Frodowasn’tasyoumightsay,norMr.Bilbo.Theydidn’tchoosethemselves.’
`Ahwell,Imustmakeupmyownmind.Iwillmakeitup.ButI’llbesuretogowrong:that’dbeSamGamgeeallover.
’Letmeseenow:ifwe’refoundhere,orMr.Frodo’sfound,andthatThing’sonhim,well,theEnemywillgetit.Andthat’stheendofallofus,ofLorien,andRivendell,andtheShireandall.Andtheresnotimetolose,orit’llbetheendanyway.Thewar’sbegun,andmorethanlikelythingsareallgoingtheEnemy’swayalready.NochancetogobackwithItandgetadviceorpermission.
