Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Siege of Gondor
ThenDenethorspokeinalowvoice.
‘Herewewillwait,’hesaid.‘Butsendnotfortheembalmers.Bringuswoodquicktoburn,andlayitallaboutus,andbeneath;andpouroiluponit.AndwhenIbidyouthrustinatorch.Dothisandspeaknomoretome.Farewell!’
‘Byyourleave,lord!’saidPippinandturnedandfledinterrorfromthedeathlyhouse.‘PoorFaramir!’hethought.‘ImustfindGandalf.PoorFaramir!Quitelikelyheneedsmedicinemorethantears.Oh,wherecanIfindGandalf?Inthethickofthings,Isuppose;andhewillhavenotimetosparefordyingmenormadmen.’
Atthedoorheturnedtooneoftheservantswhohadremainedonguardthere.‘Yourmasterisnothimself,’hesaid.‘Goslow!BringnofiretothisplacewhileFaramirlives!DonothinguntilGandalfcomes!’
‘WhoisthemasterofMinasTirith?’themananswered.‘TheLordDenethorortheGreyWanderer?’
‘TheGreyWandererornoone,itwouldseem,’saidPippin,andhespedbackandupthewindingwayasswiftlyashisfeetwouldcarryhim,pasttheastonishedporter,outthroughthedoor,andon,tillhecamenearthegateoftheCitadel.Thesentinelhailedhimashewentby,andherecognizedthevoiceofBeregond.
‘Whitherdoyourun,MasterPeregrin?’hecried.
‘TofindMithrandir,’Pippinanswered.
