Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Black Gate Opens
Youhavenaughttofearfromus,untilyourerrandisdone.Butunlessyourmasterhascometonewwisdom,thenwithallhisservantsyouwillbeingreatperil.’
‘So!’saidtheMessenger.‘Thenthouartthespokesman,oldgreybeard?Havewenotheardoftheeatwhiles,andofthywanderings,everhatchingplotsandmischiefatasafedistance?Butthistimethouhaststuckoutthynosetoofar,MasterGandalf;andthoushaltseewhatcomestohimwhosetshisfoolishwebsbeforethefeetofSaurontheGreat.IhavetokensthatIwasbiddentoshowtothee-totheeinespecial,ifthoushouldstdaretocome.’Hesignedtooneofhisguards,andhecameforwardbearingabundleswathedinblackcloths.
TheMessengerputtheseaside,andtheretothewonderanddismayofalltheCaptainsheheldupfirsttheshortswordthatSamhadcarried,andnextagreycloakwithanelven-brooch,andlastthecoatofmithril-mailthatFrodohadwornwrappedinhistatteredgarments.Ablacknesscamebeforetheireyes,anditseemedtotheminamomentofsilencethattheworldstoodstill,buttheirheartsweredeadandtheirlasthopegone.PippinwhostoodbehindPrinceImrahilsprangforwardwithacryofgrief.
‘Silence!’saidGandalfsternly,thrustinghimback;buttheMessengerlaughedaloud.
‘Soyouhaveyetanotheroftheseimpswithyou!’hecried.‘WhatuseyoufindinthemIcannotguess;buttosendthemasspiesintoMordorisbeyondevenyouraccustomedfolly.
