Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Houses of Healing
‘MasterMeriadoc,’saidAragorn,‘ifyouthinkthatIhavepassedthroughthemountainsandtherealmofGondorwithfireandswordtobringherbstoacarelesssoldierwhothrowsawayhisgear,youaremistaken.Ifyourpackhasnotbeenfound,thenyoumustsendfortheherb-masterofthisHouse.Andhewilltellyouthathedidnotknowthattheherbyoudesirehadanyvirtues,butthatitiscalledwestmansweedbythevulgar,andgalenasbythenoble,andothernamesinothertonguesmorelearned,andafteraddingafewhalf-forgottenrhymesthathedoesnotunderstand,hewillregretfullyinformyouthatthereisnoneintheHouse,andhewillleaveyoutoreflectonthehistoryoftongues.AndsonowmustI.ForIhavenotsleptinsuchabedasthis,sinceIrodefromDunharrow,noreatensincethedarkbeforedawn.’
Merryseizedhishandandkissedit.‘Iamfrightfullysorry,’hesaid.‘Goatonce!EversincethatnightatBreewehavebeenanuisancetoyou.Butitisthewayofmypeopletouselightwordsatsuchtimesandsaylessthantheymean.Wefeartosaytoomuch.Itrobsusoftherightwordswhenajestisoutofplace.’
‘Iknowthatwell,orIwouldnotdealwithyouinthesameway‘saidAragorn.‘MaytheShireliveforeverunwithered!’AndkissingMerryhewentout,andGandalfwentwithhim.
Pippinremainedbehind.‘Wasthereeveranyonelikehim?’hesaid.‘ExceptGandalf,ofcourse.Ithinktheymustberelated.Mydearass,yourpackislyingbyyourbed,andyouhaditonyourbackwhenImetyou.
