Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Last Debate
‘Soitissaidintheloreofmyland,’saidthePrince;‘yetneverhasoneofthefairfolkbeenseenthereforyearsbeyondcount.AndImarveltoseeoneherenowinthemidstofsorrowandwar.Whatdoyouseek?’
‘IamoneoftheNineCompanionswhosetoutwithMithrandirfromImladris,saidLegolasandwiththisDwarf,myfriend,IcamewiththeLordAragorn.Butnowwewishtoseeourfriends.MeriadocandPeregrin,whoareinyourkeeping,wearetold.’
‘YouwillfindthemintheHousesofHealing,andIwillleadyouthither,’saidImrahil.
‘Itwillbeenoughifyousendonetoguideus,lord,’saidLegolas.‘ForAragornsendsthismessagetoyou.HedoesnotwishtoentertheCityagainatthistime.Yetthereisneedforthecaptainstoholdcouncilatonce,andhepraysthatyouandÉomerofRohanwillcomedowntohistents,assoonasmaybe.Mithrandirisalreadythere.’
‘Wewillcome,’saidImrahil;andtheypartedwithcourteouswords.
‘Thatisafairlordandagreatcaptainofmen,’saidLegolas.‘IfGondorhassuchmenstillinthesedaysoffading,greatmusthavebeenitsgloryinthedaysofitsrising.’
‘Anddoubtlessthegoodstone-workistheolderandwaswroughtinthefirstbuilding,’saidGimli.‘ItiseversowiththethingsthatMenbegin:thereisafrostinSpring,orablightinSummer,andtheyfailoftheirpromise.’
‘Yetseldomdotheyfailoftheirseed,’saidLegolas.‘Andthatwilllieinthedustandrottospringupagainintimesandplacesunlooked-for.
