Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Houses of Healing
‘Hehaswellrepaidmytrust;forifElrondhadnotyieldedtome,neitherofyouwouldhavesetout;andthenfarmoregrievouswouldtheevilsofthisdayhavebeen.’Hesighed.‘Andyethereisanotherchargeonmyhands,whileallthetimethebattlehangsinthebalance.’
SoatlastFaramirandÉowynandMeriadocwerelaidinbedsintheHousesofHealing;andtheretheyweretendedwell.Forthoughalllorewasintheselatterdaysfallenfromitsfullnessofold,theleechcraftofGondorwasstillwise,andskilledinthehealingofwoundandhurt,andallsuchsicknessaseastoftheSeamortalmenweresubjectto.Saveoldageonly.Forthattheyhadfoundnocure;andindeedthespanoftheirliveshadnowwanedtolittlemorethanthatofothermen,andthoseamongthemwhopassedthetaleoffivescoreyearswithvigourweregrownfew,saveinsomehousesofpurerblood.Butnowtheirartandknowledgewerebaffled;forthereweremanysickofamaladythatwouldnotbehealed;andtheycalledittheBlackShadow,foritcamefromtheNazgûl.Andthosewhowerestrickenwithitfellslowlyintoaneverdeeperdream,andthenpassedtosilenceandadeadlycold,andsodied.AnditseemedtothetendersofthesickthatontheHalflingandontheLadyofRohanthismaladylayheavily.Stillatwhilesasthemorningworeawaytheywouldspeak,murmuringintheirdreams;andthewatcherslistenedtoallthattheysaid,hopingperhapstolearnsomethingthatwouldhelpthemtounderstandtheirhurts.
