Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Minas Tirith
OnepiecethatIgreatlydesiretofindisFaramir,nowtheheirofDenethor.IdonotthinkthatheisintheCity;butIhavehadnotimetogathernews.Imustgo.Pippin.Imustgotothislords’councilandlearnwhatIcan.ButtheEnemyhasthemove,andheisabouttoopenhisfullgame.Andpawnsarelikelytoseeasmuchofitasany,PeregrinsonofPaladin,soldierofGondor.Sharpenyourblade!’
Gandalfwenttothedoor,andthereheturned.‘IaminhastePippin,’hesaid.‘Domeafavourwhenyougoout.Evenbeforeyourest,ifyouarenottooweary.GoandfindShadowfaxandseehowheishoused.Thesepeoplearekindlytobeasts,fortheyareagoodandwisefolk,buttheyhavelessskillwithhorsesthansome.’
WiththatGandalfwentout;andashedidso,therecamethenoteofaclearsweetbellringinginatowerofthecitadel.Threestrokesitrang,likesilverintheair,andceased:thethirdhourfromtherisingofthesun.
AfteraminutePippinwenttothedooranddownthestairandlookedaboutthestreet.Thesunwasnowshiningwarmandbright,andthetowersandtallhousescastlongclear-cutshadowswestward.HighintheblueairMountMindolluinlifteditswhitehelmandsnowycloak.ArmedmenwenttoandfrointhewaysoftheCity,asifgoingatthestrikingofthehourtochangesofpostandduty.
‘Nineo’clockwe’dcallitintheShire,’saidPippinaloudtohimself.‘Justthetimeforanicebreakfastbytheopenwindowinspringsunshine.
