Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Siege of Gondor
Pippincameoutandwentinsearchoffoodanddrinktocheerhisheavyheartandmakehistaskofwaitingmoresupportable.InthemesseshemetBeregondagain,whohadjustcomefromanerrandoverthePelennorouttotheGuard-towersupontheCauseway.Togethertheystrolledouttothewalls;forPippinfeltimprisonedindoors,andstifledevenintheloftycitadel.Nowtheysatsidebysideagainintheembrasurelookingeastward,wheretheyhadeatenandtalkedthedaybefore.
Itwasthesunset-hour,butthegreatpallhadnowstretchedfarintotheWest,andonlyasitsankatlastintotheSeadidtheSunescapetosendoutabrieffarewellgleambeforethenight,evenasFrodosawitattheCross-roadstouchingtheheadofthefallenking.ButtothefieldsofthePelennor,undertheshadowofMindolluin,therecamenogleam:theywerebrownanddrear.
AlreadyitseemedyearstoPippinsincehehadsattherebefore,insomehalf-forgottentimewhenhehadstillbeenahobbit,alight-heartedwanderertouchedlittlebytheperilshehadpassedthrough.Nowhewasonesmallsoldierinacitypreparingforagreatassault,cladintheproudbutsombremanneroftheTowerofGuard.
InsomeothertimeandplacePippinmighthavebeenpleasedwithhisnewarray,butheknewnowthathewastakingpartinnoplay;hewasindeadlyearnesttheservantofagrimmasterinthegreatestperil.Thehauberkwasburdensome,andthehelmweigheduponhishead.Hiscloakhehadcastasideupontheseat.
