Властелин колец: Возвращение короля

           ‘Thosewhohavehadheavydutytakesomewhattorefreshtheirstrengthinthemid-morning.Thenthereisthenuncheon,atnoonorafterasdutiesallow;andmengatherforthedaymeal,andsuchmirthastherestillmaybe,aboutthehourofsunset.

           ‘Come!Wewillwalkalittleandthengofindussomerefreshment,andeatanddrinkonthebattlement,andsurveythefairmorning.’

           ‘Onemoment!’saidPippinblushing.‘Greed,orhungerbyyourcourtesy,putitoutofmymind.ButGandalf,Mithrandirasyoucallhim,askedmetoseetohishorse-Shadowfax,agreatsteedofRohan,andtheappleoftheking’seye,Iamtold,thoughhehasgivenhimtoMithrandirforhisservices.Ithinkhisnewmasterlovesthebeastbetterthanhelovesmanymen,andifhisgoodwillisofanyvaluetothiscity,youwilltreatShadowfaxwithallhonour:withgreaterkindnessthanyouhavetreatedthishobbit,ifitispossible.’

           ‘Hobbit?’saidBeregond.

           ‘Thatiswhatwecallourselves,’saidPippin.

           ‘Iamgladtolearnit,’saidBeregond,‘fornowImaysaythatstrangeaccentsdonotmarfairspeech,andhobbitsareafair-spokenfolk.Butcome!Youshallmakemeacquaintedwiththisgoodhorse.Ilovebeasts,andweseethemseldominthisstonycity;formypeoplecamefromthemountain-vales,andbeforethatfromIthilien.Butfearnot!Thevisitshallbeshort,amerecallofcourtesy,andwewillgothencetothebutteries.’

           PippinfoundthatShadowfaxhadbeenwellhousedandtended.