Властелин колец: Возвращение короля

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           "TheNewAgebegins,"saidGandalf,"andinthisageitmaywellprovethatthekingdomsofMenshalloutlastyou,Fangornmyfriend.Butnowcometellme:whatofthetaskthatIsetyou?HowisSaruman?IshenotwearyofOrthancyet?ForIdonotsupposethathewillthinkyouhaveimprovedtheviewfromhiswindows."

           TreebeardgaveGandalfalonglook,amostcunninglook,Merrythought."Ah!"hesaid."Ithoughtyouwouldcometothat.WearyofOrthanc?Verywearyatlast;butnotsowearyofhistowerashewaswearyofmyvoice.Hoom!Igavehimsomelongtales,oratleastwhatmightbethoughtlonginyourspeech."

           "Thenwhydidhestaytolisten?DidyougointoOrthanc?"askedGandalf.

           "Hoom,no,notintoOrthanc!"saidTreebeard."Buthecametohiswindowandlistened,becausehecouldnotgetnewsinanyotherway,andthoughhehatedthenews,hewasgreedytohaveit;andIsawthathehearditall.ButIaddedagreatmanythingstothenewsthatitwasgoodforhimtothinkof.Hegrewveryweary.Healwayswashasty.Thatwashisruin."

           "lobserve,mygoodFangorn,"saidGandalf,"thatwithgreatcareyousaydwelt,was,grew.Whataboutis?Ishedead?"

           "No,notdead,sofarasIknow,"saidTreebeard."Butheisgone.Yes,heisgonesevendays.Ilethimgo.Therewaslittleleftofhimwhenhecrawledout,andasforthatworm-creatureofhis,hewaslikeapaleshadow.