Властелин колец: Возвращение короля

           ‘Whynot?WhatiswrongwithStrider?’Pippinwhispered.‘Hemeanttocomehere,didn’the?Andhe’llbearrivingsoonhimselfanyway.’

           ‘Maybe,maybe,’saidGandalf.‘Thoughifhecomes,itislikelytobeinsomewaythatnooneexpects,notevenDenethor.Itwillbebetterso.Atleastheshouldcomeunheraldedbyus.’

           Gandalfhaltedbeforeatalldoorofpolishedmetal.‘See,MasterPippin,thereisnotimetoinstructyounowinthehistoryofGondor;thoughitmighthavebeenbetter,ifyouhadlearnedsomethingofit,whenyouwerestillbirds-nestingandplayingtruantinthewoodsoftheShire.DoasIbid!Itisscarcelywisewhenbringingthenewsofthedeathofhisheirtoamightylordtospeakovermuchofthecomingofonewhowill,ifhecomes,claimthekingship.Isthatenough?’

           ‘Kingship?’saidPippinamazed.

           ‘Yes,’saidGandalf.‘Ifyouhavewalkedallthesedayswithclosedearsandmindasleep,wakeupnow!’Heknockedonthedoor.

           Thedooropened,butnoonecouldbeseentoopenit.Pippinlookedintoagreathall.Itwaslitbydeepwindowsinthewideaislesateitherside,beyondtherowsoftallpillarsthatupheldtheroof.Monolithsofblackmarble,theyrosetogreatcapitalscarvedinmanystrangefiguresofbeastsandleaves;andfaraboveinshadowthewidevaultinggleamedwithdullgold,insetwithflowingtraceriesofmanycolours.