Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Minas Tirith
QuicklyGandalfstrodeacrossthewhite-pavedcourt.Asweetfountainplayedthereinthemorningsun,andaswardofbrightgreenlayaboutit;butinthemidst.droopingoverthepool,stoodadeadtree,andthefallingdropsdrippedsadlyfromitsbarrenandbrokenbranchesbackintotheclearwater.
PippinglancedatitashehurriedafterGandalf.Itlookedmournful,hethought,andhewonderedwhythedeadtreewasleftinthisplacewhereeverythingelsewaswelltended.
Sevenstarsandsevenstonesandonewhitetree.
ThewordsthatGandalfhadmurmuredcamebackintohismind.Andthenhefoundhimselfatthedoorsofthegreathallbeneaththegleamingtower;andbehindthewizardhepassedthetallsilentdoor-wardensandenteredthecoolechoingshadowsofthehouseofstone.
Theywalkeddownapavedpassage,longandempty,andastheywentGandalfspokesoftlytoPippin.‘Becarefulofyourwords,MasterPeregrin!Thisisnotimeforhobbitpertness.Théodenisakindlyoldman.Denethorisofanothersort,proudandsubtle,amanoffargreaterlineageandpower,thoughheisnotcalledaking.Buthewillspeakmosttoyou,andquestionyoumuch,sinceyoucantellhimofhissonBoromir.Helovedhimgreatly:toomuchperhaps;andthemoresobecausetheywereunlike.Butundercoverofthislovehewillthinkiteasiertolearnwhathewitchesfromyouratherthanfromme.Donottellhimmorethanyouneed,andleavequietthematterofFrodo’serrand.Iwilldealwiththatinduetime.AndsaynothingaboutAragorneither,unlessyoumust.’
