Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Ride of the Rohirrim
TheycouldnotreachtheCityandturnedback.’
‘Alas!’saidThéoden.‘ThenDenethorhasheardnonewsofourridingandwilldespairofourcoming.’
‘Needbrooksnodelay,yetlateisbetterthannever,’saidÉomer.‘Andmayhapinthistimeshalltheoldsawbeprovedtruerthaneverbeforesincemenspokewithmouth.’
Itwasnight.OneithersideoftheroadthehostofRohanwasmovingsilently.NowtheroadpassingabouttheskirtsofMindolluinturnedsouthward.Farawayandalmoststraightaheadtherewasaredglowundertheblackskyandthesidesofthegreatmountainloomeddarkagainstit.TheyweredrawingneartheRammasofthePelennor;butthedaywasnotyetcome.
Thekingrodeinthemidstoftheleadingcompany,hishousehold-menabouthim.Elfhelm’séoredcamenext;andnowMerrynoticedthatDernhelmhadlefthisplaceandinthedarknesswasmovingsteadilyforward,untilatlasthewasridingjustinrearoftheking’sguard.Therecameacheck.Merryheardvoicesinfrontspeakingsoftly.Out-ridershadcomebackwhohadventuredforwardalmosttothewall.Theycametotheking.
‘Therearegreatfires,lord,’saidone.‘TheCityisallsetaboutwithflame,andthefieldisfulloffoes.Butallseemdrawnofftotheassault.Aswellaswecouldguess,therearefewleftupontheout-wall,andtheyareheedless,busyindestruction.’
‘DoyouremembertheWildMan’swords,lord?’saidanother.‘IliveupontheopenWoldindaysofpeace;Wídfaraismyname,andtomealsotheairbringsmessages.
