Властелин колец: Возвращение короля

           ThenFaramircameandsoughther,andoncemoretheystoodonthewallstogether;andhesaidtoher:"Éowyn,whydoyoutarryhere,anddonotgototherejoicinginCormallenbeyondCairAndros,whereyourbrotherawaitsyou?"

           Andshesaid:"Doyounotknow?"

           Butheanswered:"Tworeasonstheremaybe,butwhichistrue,ldonotknow."

           Andshesaid:"Idonotwishtoplayatriddles.Speakplainer!"

           "Thenifyouwillhaveitso,lady,"hesaid,"youdonotgo,becauseonlyyourbrothercalledforyou,andtolookontheLordAragorn,Elendil’sheir,inhistriumphwouldnowbringyounojoy.OrbecauseIdonotgo,andyoudesirestilltobenearme.Andmaybeforboththesereasons,andyouyourselfcannotchoosebetweenthem.Éowyn,doyounotloveme,orwillyounot?"

           "Iwishedtobelovedbyanother,"sheanswered."ButIdesirenoman’spity."

           "ThatIknow,"hesaid."YoudesiredtohavetheloveoftheLordAragorn.Becausehewashighandpuissant,andyouwishedtohaverenownandgloryandtobeliftedfarabovethemeanthingsthatcrawlontheearth.Andasagreatcaptainmaytoayoungsoldierheseemedtoyouadmirable.Forsoheis,alordamongmen,thegreatestthatnowis.Butwhenhegaveyouonlyunderstandingandpity,thenyoudesiredtohavenothing,unlessabravedeathinbattle.