Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Pyre of Denethor
NowatlasttheypassedintothehighcirclesoftheCity,andinthelightofmorningtheywenttheirwaytowardstheHousesofHealing;andthesewerefairhousessetapart,forthecareofthosewhoweregrievouslysick,butnowtheywerepreparedforthetendingofmenhurtinbattleordying.TheystoodnotfarfromtheCitadel-gate,inthesixthcircle,nightoitssouthwardwall,andaboutthemwasagardenandagreenswardwithtrees,theonlysuchplaceintheCity.TheredweltthefewwomenthathadbeenpermittedtoremaininMinasTirith,sincetheywereskilledinhealingorintheserviceofthehealers.
ButevenasGandalfandhiscompanionscamecarryingthebiertothemaindooroftheHouses,theyheardagreatcrythatwentupfromthefieldbeforetheGateandrisingshrillandpiercingintotheskypassed,anddiedawayonthewind.Soterriblewasthecrythatforamomentallstoodstill,andyetwhenithadpassed,suddenlytheirheartswereliftedupinsuchahopeastheyhadnotknownsincethedarknesscameoutoftheEast;anditseemedtothemthatthelightgrewclearandthesunbrokethroughtheclouds.
ButGandalf’sfacewasgraveandsad,andbiddingBeregondandPippintotakeFaramirintotheHousesofHealing,hewentupontothewallsnearby;andtherelikeafigurecarveninwhitehestoodinthenewsunandlookedout.
