Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Siege of Gondor
Itwasthefaceofonewhohasbeenassailedbyagreatfearoranguish,buthasmastereditandnowisquiet.Proudandgravehestoodforamomentashespoketotheguard,andPippingazingathimsawhowcloselyheresembledhisbrotherBoromir-whomPippinhadlikedfromthefirst,admiringthegreatman’slordlybutkindlymanner.YetsuddenlyforFaramirhisheartwasstrangelymovedwithafeelingthathehadnotknownbefore.HerewasonewithanairofhighnobilitysuchasAragornattimesrevealed,lesshighperhaps,yetalsolessincalculableandremote:oneoftheKingsofMenbornintoalatertime,buttouchedwiththewisdomandsadnessoftheElderRace.HeknewnowwhyBeregondspokehisnamewithlove.Hewasacaptainthatmenwouldfollow,thathewouldfollow,evenundertheshadowoftheblackwings.
‘Faramir!’hecriedaloudwiththeothers.‘Faramir!’AndFaramircatchinghisstrangevoiceamongtheclamourofthemenoftheCity,turnedandlookeddownathimandwasamazed.
‘Whencecomeyou?’hesaid.‘Ahalfling,andintheliveryoftheTower!Whence...?’
ButwiththatGandalfsteppedtohissideandspoke.‘HecamewithmefromthelandoftheHalflings,’hesaid.‘Hecamewithme.Butletusnottarryhere.Thereismuchtosayandtodo,andyouareweary.Heshallcomewithus.Indeedhemust,forifhedoesnotforgethisnewdutiesmoreeasilythanIdo,hemustattendonhislordagainwithinthishour.Come,Pippin,followus!’
SoatlengththeycametotheprivatechamberoftheLordoftheCity.
