Властелин колец: Возвращение короля

           ‘Isthatanothercity,orwhatisit?’

           ‘Itwasacity,’saidBeregond,‘thechiefcityofGondor,ofwhichthiswasonlyafortress.ForthatistheruinofOsgiliathoneithersideofAnduin,whichourenemiestookandburnedlongago.YetwewonitbackinthedaysoftheyouthofDenethor:nottodwellin,buttoholdasanoutpost,andtorebuildthebridgeforthepassageofourarms.AndthencametheFellRidersoutofMinasMorgul.’

           ‘TheBlackRiders?’saidPippin,openinghiseyes,andtheywerewideanddarkwithanoldfearre-awakened.

           ‘Yes,theywereblack,’saidBeregond,‘andIseethatyouknowsomethingofthem,thoughyouhavenotspokenoftheminanyofyourtales.’

           ‘Iknowofthem,’saidPippinsoftly,‘butIwillnotspeakofthemnow,sonear,sonear.’HebrokeoffandliftedhiseyesabovetheRiver,anditseemedtohimthatallhecouldseewasavastandthreateningshadow.Perhapsitwasmountainsloomingonthevergeofsight,theirjaggededgessoftenedbywellnightwentyleaguesofmistyair;perhapsitwasbutacloud-wall,andbeyondthatagainayetdeepergloom.Butevenashelookeditseemedtohiseyesthatthegloomwasgrowingandgathering,veryslowly,slowlyrisingtosmothertheregionsofthesun.

           ‘SoneartoMordor?’saidBeregondquietly.‘Yes,thereitlies.Weseldomnameit;butwehavedwelteverinsightofthatshadow:sometimesitseemsfainterandmoredistant;sometimesneareranddarker.Itisgrowinganddarkeningnow;andthereforeourfearanddisquietgrowtoo.