Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Steward and the King
UpontheonesidetheirsightreachedtothegreyEmynMuil,andtheglintofRauroswaslikeastartwinklingfaroff;andupontheothersidetheysawtheRiverlikearibbonlaiddowntoPelargir,andbeyondthatwasalightonthehemoftheskythatspokeoftheSea.
AndGandalfsaid:"Thisisyourrealm,andtheheartofthegreaterrealmthatshallbe.TheThirdAgeoftheworldisended,andthenewageisbegun;anditisyourtasktoorderitsbeginningandtopreservewhatmaybepreserved.Forthoughmuchhasbeensaved,muchmustnowpassaway;andthepoweroftheThreeRingsalsoisended.Andallthelandsthatyousee,andthosethatlieroundaboutthem,shallbedwellingsofMen.ForthetimecomesoftheDominionofMen,andtheElderKindredshallfadeordepart."
"Iknowitwell,dearfriend,"saidAragorn,"butIwouldstillhaveyourcounsel."
"Notforlongnow,"saidGandalf."TheThirdAgewasmyage.IwastheEnemyofSauron;andmyworkisfinished.Ishallgosoon.Theburdenmustlienowuponyouandyourkindred."
"ButIshalldie,"saidAragorn."ForIamamortalman,andthoughbeingwhatIamandoftheraceoftheWestunmingled,Ishallhavelifefarlongerthanothermen,yetthatisbutalittlewhile;andwhenthosewhoarenowinthewombsofwomenarebornandhavegrownold,Itooshallgrowold.
