Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Pyre of Denethor
Butthink,youservantsoftheLord,blindinyourobedience,thatbutforthetreasonofBeregondFaramir,CaptainoftheWhiteTower,wouldnowalsobeburned.
‘Bearawayfromthisunhappyplaceyourcomradeswhohavefallen.AndwewillbearFaramir,StewardofGondor,toaplacewherehecansleepinpeace,ordieifthatbehisdoom.’
ThenGandalfandBeregondtakingupthebierboreitawaytowardstheHousesofHealing,whilebehindthemwalkedPippinwithdowncasthead.ButtheservantsoftheLordstoodgazingasstrickenmenatthehouseofthedead;andevenasGandalfcametotheendofRathDínentherewasagreatnoise.Lookingbacktheysawthedomeofthehousecrackandsmokesissueforth;andthenwitharushandrumbleofstoneitfellinaflurryoffire;butstillunabatedtheflamesdancedandflickeredamongtheruins.TheninterrortheservantsfledandfollowedGandalf.
AtlengththeycamebacktotheSteward’sDoor,andBeregondlookedwithgriefattheporter.‘ThisdeedIshalleverrue,’hesaid;‘butamadnessofhastewasonme,andhewouldnotlisten,butdrewswordagainstme.’Thentakingthekeythathehadwrestedfromtheslainmanheclosedthedoorandlockedit.‘ThisshouldnowbegiventotheLordFaramir,’hesaid.
‘ThePrinceofDolAmrothisincommandintheabsenceoftheLord,’saidGandalf;‘butsinceheisnothere,Imusttakethisonmyself.Ibidyoukeepthekeyandguardit,untiltheCityissetinorderagain.’
