Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Minas Tirith
Notthoughthewallsbetakenbyarecklessfoethatwillbuildahillofcarrionbeforethem.Therearestillotherfastnesses,andsecretwaysofescapeintothemountains.Hopeandmemoryshalllivestillinsomehiddenvalleywherethegrassisgreen.’
‘Allthesame,Iwishitwasoverforgoodorill.’saidPippin.‘Iamnowarrioratallanddislikeanythoughtofbattle;butwaitingontheedgeofonethatIcan’tescapeisworstofall.Whatalongdayitseemsalready!Ishouldbehappier,ifwewerenotobligedtostandandwatch,makingnomove,strikingnowherefirst.NostrokewouldhavebeenstruckinRohan,Ithink,butforGandalf.’
‘Ah,thereyoulayyourfingeronthesorethatmanyfeel!’saidBeregond.‘ButthingsmaychangewhenFaramirreturns.Heisbold,moreboldthanmanydeem;forinthesedaysmenareslowtobelievethatacaptaincanbewiseandlearnedinthescrollsofloreandsong,asheis,andyetamanofhardihoodandswiftjudgementinthefield.ButsuchisFaramir.LessrecklessandeagerthanBoromir,butnotlessresolute.Yetwhatindeedcanhedo?Wecannotassaultthemountainsof-ofyonderrealm.Ourreachisshortened,andwecannotstriketillsomefoecomeswithinit.Thenourhandmustbeheavy!’Hesmotethehiltofhissword.
Pippinlookedathim:tallandproudandnoble,asallthementhathehadyetseeninthatland;andwithaglitterinhiseyeashethoughtofthebattle.‘Alas!myownhandfeelsaslightasafeather,’hethought,buthesaidnothing.