Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Houses of Healing
Haveyouathelas?’
‘Idonotknow,Iamsure,lord,’sheanswered,‘atleastnotbythatname.Iwillgoandaskoftheherb-master;heknowsalltheoldnames.’
‘Itisalsocalledkingsfoil,’saidAragorn;‘andmaybeyouknowitbythatname,forsothecountry-folkcallitintheselatterdays.’‘Ohthat!’saidIoreth.‘Well,ifyourlordshiphadnameditatfirstIcouldhavetoldyou.No,wehavenoneofit,Iamsure.Why,Ihaveneverheardthatithadanygreatvirtue;andindeedIhaveoftensaidtomysisterswhenwecameuponitgrowinginthewoods:"kingsfoil"Isaid,"‘tisastrangename,andIwonderwhy‘tiscalledso;forifIwereaking,Iwouldhaveplantsmorebrightinmygarden".Stillitsmellssweetwhenbruised,doesitnot?Ifsweetistherightword:wholesome,maybe,isnearer.’
‘Wholesomeverily,’saidAragorn.‘Andnow,dame,ifyoulovetheLordFaramir,runasquickasyourtongueandgetmekingsfoil,ifthereisaleafintheCity.’
‘Andifnot,’saidGandalf,‘IwillridetoLossarnachwithIorethbehindme,andsheshalltakemetothewoods,butnottohersisters.AndShadowfaxshallshowherthemeaningofhaste.’
WhenIorethwasgone,Aragornbadetheotherwomentomakewaterhot.ThenhetookFaramir’shandinhis,andlaidtheotherhanduponthesickman’sbrow.Itwasdrenchedwithsweat;butFaramirdidnotmoveormakeanysign,andseemedhardlytobreathe.
‘Heisnearlyspent,’saidAragornturningtoGandalf.‘Butthiscomesnotfromthewound.
