Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Steward and the King
Lookatme,Éowyn!"
AndÉowynlookedatFaramirlongandsteadily;andFaramirsaid:"Donotscornpitythatisthegiftofagentleheart,Éowyn!ButIdonotofferyoumypity.Foryouarealadyhighandvaliantandhaveyourselfwonrenownthatshallnotbeforgotten;andyouarealadybeautiful,Ideem,beyondeventhewordsoftheElven-tonguetotell.AndIloveyou.OnceIpitiedyoursorrow.Butnow,wereyousorrowless,withoutfearoranylack,wereyoutheblissfulQueenofGondor,stillIwouldloveyou.Éowyn,doyounotloveme?"
ThentheheartofÉowynchanged,orelseatlastsheunderstoodit.Andsuddenlyherwinterpassed,andthesunshoneonher.
"IstandinMinasAnor,theToweroftheSun,"shesaid;"andbeholdtheShadowhasdeparted!Iwillbeashieldmaidennolonger,norviewiththegreatRiders,nortakejoyonlyinthesongsofslaying.Iwillbeahealer,andloveallthingsthatgrowandarenotbarren."AndagainshelookedatFaramir."NolongerdoIdesiretobeaqueen,"shesaid.
ThenFaramirlaughedmerrily."Thatiswell,"hesaid,"forIamnotaking.YetIwillwedwiththeWhiteLadyofRohan,ifitbeherwill.Andifshewill,thenletuscrosstheRiverandinhappierdaysletusdwellinfairIthilienandtheremakeagarden.Allthingswillgrowwithjoythere,iftheWhiteLadycomes."
"ThenmustIleavemyownpeople,manofGondor?"shesaid.
