Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Steward and the King
AndwhothenshallgovernGondorandthosewholooktothisCityastotheirqueen,ifmydesirebenotgranted?TheTreeintheCourtoftheFountainisstillwitheredandbarren.WhenshallIseeasignthatitwilleverbeotherwise?"
"Turnyourfacefromthegreenworld,andlookwhereallseemsbarrenandcold!"saidGandalf.
ThenAragornturned,andtherewasastonyslopebehindhimrunningdownfromtheskirtsofthesnow;andashelookedhewasawarethatalonethereinthewasteagrowingthingstood.Andheclimbedtoit,andsawthatoutoftheveryedgeofthesnowtheresprangasaplingtreenomorethanthreefoothigh.Alreadyithadputforthyoungleaveslongandshapely,darkaboveandsilverbeneath,anduponitsslendercrownitboreonesmallclusterofflowerswhosewhitepetalsshonelikethesunlitsnow.
ThenAragorncried:"Yé!utúvienyes!Ihavefoundit!Lo!hereisascionoftheEldestofTrees!Buthowcomesithere?Foritisnotitselfyetsevenyearsold."
AndGandalfcominglookedatit,andsaid:"VerilythisisasaplingofthelineofNimloththefair;andthatwasaseedlingofGalathilion,andthatafruitofTelperionofmanynames,EldestofTrees.Whoshallsayhowitcomeshereintheappointedhour?Butthisisanancienthallow,anderethekingsfailedortheTreewitheredinthecourt,afruitmusthavebeensethere.
