Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Last Debate
Formypart,likeMerry,Iwishthatwithourvictorythewarwasnowover.Yetwhateverisstilltodo,Ihopetohaveapartinit,forthehonourofthefolkoftheLonelyMountain.’
‘AndIforthefolkoftheGreatWood,’saidLegolas,‘andfortheloveoftheLordoftheWhiteTree.’
Thenthecompanionsfellsilent,butawhiletheysatthereinthehighplace,eachbusywithhisownthoughts,whiletheCaptainsdebated.
WhenthePrinceImrahilhadpartedfromLegolasandGimli,atoncehesentforÉomer;andhewentdownwithhimfromtheCity,andtheycametothetentsofAragornthatweresetuponthefieldnotfarfromtheplacewhereKingThéodenhadfallen.AndtheretheytookcounseltogetherwithGandalfandAragornandthesonsofElrond.
‘Mylords,’saidGandalf,‘listentothewordsoftheStewardofGondorbeforehedied:YoumaytriumphonthefieldsofthePelennorforaday,butagainstthePowerthathasnowarisenthereisnovictory.Idonotbidyoudespair,ashedid,buttoponderthetruthinthesewords.
‘TheStonesofSeeingdonotlie,andnoteventheLordofBarad-dûrcanmakethemdoso.Hecan,maybe,byhiswillchoosewhatthingsshallbeseenbyweakerminds,orcausethemtomistakethemeaningofwhattheysee.NonethelessitcannotbedoubtedthatwhenDenethorsawgreatforcesarrayedagainsthiminMordor,andmorestillbeinggathered,hesawthatwhichtrulyis.
‘Hardlyhasourstrengthsufficedtobeatoffthefirstgreatassault.Thenextwillbegreater.
