Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Many Partings
Firstofall,beforetheyhadeatenorwashedorevenshedtheircloaks,thehobbitswentinsearchofBilbo.Theyfoundhimallaloneinhislittleroom.Itwaslitteredwithpapersandpensandpencils;butBilbowassittinginachairbeforeasmallbrightfire.Helookedveryold,butpeaceful,andsleepy.
Heopenedhiseyesandlookedupastheycamein."Hullo,hullo!"hesaid."Soyou’vecomeback?Andtomorrow’smybirthday,too.Howcleverofyou!Doyouknow,Ishallbeonehundredandtwenty-nine?Andinoneyearmore,ifIamspared,IshallequaltheOldTook.Ishouldliketobeathim;butweshallsee."
AfterthecelebrationofBilbo’sbirthdaythefourhobbitsstayedinRivendellforsomedays,andtheysatmuchwiththeiroldfriend,whospentmostofhistimenowinhisroom,exceptatmeals.Forthesehewasstillverypunctualasarule,andheseldomfailedtowakeupintimeforthem.Sittingroundthefiretheytoldhiminturnallthattheycouldrememberoftheirjourneysandadventures.Atfirsthepretendedtotakesomenotes;butheoftenfellasleep;andwhenhewokehewouldsay:"Howsplendid!Howwonderful!Butwherewerewe?"Thentheywentonwiththestoryfromthepointwherehehadbeguntonod.
TheonlypartthatseemedreallytorousehimandholdhisattentionwastheaccountofthecrowningandmarriageofAragorn."Iwasinvitedtotheweddingofcourse,"hesaid."AndIhavewaitedforitlongenough.
