Властелин колец: Две башни
The Departure of Boromir
’Thereisastrangetaletotell!’saidLegolas.’Thereareonlytwoboatsuponthebank.Wecouldfindnotraceoftheother.’
’HaveOrcsbeenthere?’askedAragorn.
’Wesawnosignsofthem,’answeredGimli.’AndOrcswouldhavetakenordestroyedalltheboats,andthebaggageaswell.’
’Iwilllookatthegroundwhenwecomethere,’saidAragorn.
NowtheylaidBoromirinthemiddleoftheboatthatwastobearhimaway.Thegreyhoodandelven-cloaktheyfoldedandplacedbeneathhishead.Theycombedhislongdarkhairandarrayedituponhisshoulders.ThegoldenbeltofLóriengleamedabouthiswaist.Hishelmtheysetbesidehim,andacrosshislaptheylaidtheclovenhornandthehiltsandshardsofhissword;beneathhisfeettheyputtheswordsofhisenemies.Thenfasteningtheprowtothesternoftheotherboat,theydrewhimoutintothewater.Theyrowedsadlyalongtheshore,andturningintotheswift-runningchanneltheypassedthegreenswardofParthGalen.ThesteepsidesofTolBrandirwereglowing:itwasnowmid-afternoon.AstheywentsouththefumeofRaurosroseandshimmeredbeforethem,ahazeofgold.Therushandthunderofthefallsshookthewindlessair.
Sorrowfullytheycastloosethefuneralboat:thereBoromirlay,restful,peaceful,glidinguponthebosomoftheflowingwater.Thestreamtookhimwhiletheyheldtheirownboatbackwiththeirpaddles.Hefloatedbythem,andslowlyhisboatdeparted,waningtoadarkspotagainstthegoldenlight;andthensuddenlyitvanished.Raurosroaredonunchanging.
