Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Siege of Gondor
‘ThushaveIwalked,andthusnowformanyyearshaveIslept,’hesaid,‘lestwithagethebodyshouldgrowsoftandtimid.’
‘YetnowundertheLordofBarad-dûrthemostfellofallhiscaptainsisalreadymasterofyourouterwalls,’saidGandalf.‘KingofAngmarlongago,Sorcerer,Ringwraith,LordoftheNazgûl,aspearofterrorinthehandofSauron,shadowofdespair.’
‘Then,Mithrandir,youhadafoetomatchyou,’saidDenethor.‘Formyself,IhavelongknownwhoisthechiefcaptainofthehostsoftheDarkTower.Isthisallthatyouhavereturnedtosay?Orcanitbethatyouhavewithdrawnbecauseyouareovermatched?’
Pippintrembled,fearingthatGandalfwouldbestungtosuddenwrath,buthisfearwasneedless.‘Itmightbeso,’Gandalfansweredsoftly.‘Butourtrialofstrengthisnotyetcome.Andifwordsspokenofoldbetrue,notbythehandofmanshallhefall,andhiddenfromtheWiseisthedoomthatawaitshim.Howeverthatmaybe,theCaptainofDespairdoesnotpressforward,yet.Herulesratheraccordingtothewisdomthatyouhavejustspoken,fromtherear,drivinghisslavesinmadnessonbefore.
‘Nay,Icamerathertoguardthehurtmenthatcanyetbehealed;fortheRammasisbreachedfarandwide,andsoonthehostofMorgulwillenterinatmanypoints.AndIcamechieflytosaythis.Soontherewillbebattleonthefields.Asortiemustbemadeready.Letitbeofmountedmen.Inthemliesourbriefhope,forinonethingonlyistheenemystillpoorlyprovided:hehasfewhorsemen.’
