Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Siege of Gondor
ForitseemsclearthatourEnemyhasopenedhiswaratlastandmadethefirstmovewhileFrodowasstillfree.Sonowformanydayshewillhavehiseyeturnedthiswayandthat,awayfromhisownland.Andyet,Pippin,Ifeelfromafarhishasteandfear.Hehasbegunsoonerthanhewould.Somethinghashappenedtostirhim.’
Gandalfstoodforamomentinthought.‘Maybe,’hemuttered.‘Maybeevenyourfoolishnesshelped,mylad.Letmesee:somefivedaysagonowhewoulddiscoverthatwehadthrowndownSarumanandhadtakentheStone.Stillwhatofthat?Wecouldnotuseittomuchpurpose,orwithouthisknowing.Ah!Iwonder.Aragorn?Histimedrawsnear.Andheisstrongandsternunderneath,Pippin;bold,determined,abletotakehisowncounselanddaregreatrisksatneed.Thatmaybeit.HemayhaveusedtheStoneandshownhimselftotheEnemy,challenginghim,forthisverypurpose.Iwonder.Well,weshallnotknowtheanswertilltheRidersofRohancome,iftheydonotcometoolate.Thereareevildaysahead.Tosleepwhilewemay!’
‘But,’saidPippin.
‘Butwhat?’saidGandalf.‘OnlyonebutwillIallowtonight.’
‘Gollum,’saidPippin.‘Howonearthcouldtheybegoingaboutwithhim,evenfollowinghim?AndIcouldseethatFaramirdidnotliketheplacehewastakingthemtoanymorethanyoudo.Whatiswrong?’
‘Icannotanswerthatnow,’saidGandalf.‘YetmyheartguessedthatFrodoandGollumwouldmeetbeforetheend.Forgood,orforevil.ButofCirithUngolIwillnotspeaktonight.
