Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Minas Tirith
‘Oneofthetwain.TheotheriswithThéodenofRohanandmaycomehereafter.Halflingstheyare,asyousee,yetthisisnotheofwhomtheomensspoke.’
‘YetaHalflingstill,’saidDenethorgrimly,‘andlittlelovedoIbearthename,sincethoseaccursedwordscametotroubleourcounselsanddrewawaymysononthewilderrandtohisdeath.MyBoromir!Nowwehaveneedofyou.Faramirshouldhavegoneinhisstead.’
‘Hewouldhavegone,’saidGandalf.‘Benotunjustinyourgrief!Boromirclaimedtheerrandandwouldnotsufferanyothertohaveit.Hewasamasterfulman,andonetotakewhathedesired.Ijourneyedfarwithhimandlearnedmuchofhismood.Butyouspeakofhisdeath.Youhavehadnewsofthaterewecame?’
‘Ihavereceivedthis,’saidDenethor,andlayingdownhisrodheliftedfromhislapthethingthathehadbeengazingat.Ineachhandhehelduponehalfofagreathorncloventhroughthemiddle:awild-oxhornboundwithsilver.
‘ThatisthehornthatBoromiralwayswore!’criedPippin.
‘Verily,’saidDenethor.‘AndinmyturnIboreit,andsodideacheldestsonofourhouse,farbackintothevanishedyearsbeforethefailingofthekings,sinceVorondilfatherofMardilhuntedthewildkineofArawinthefarfieldsofRhûn.Ihearditblowingdimuponthenorthernmarchesthirteendaysago,andtheRiverbroughtittome,broken:itwillwindnomore.’Hepausedandtherewasaheavysilence.SuddenlyheturnedhisblackglanceuponPippin.
