Властелин колец: Возвращение короля

           Bergilprovedagoodcomrade,thebestcompanyPippinhadhadsincehepartedfromMerry,andsoontheywerelaughingandtalkinggailyastheywentaboutthestreets,heedlessofthemanyglancesthatmengavethem.BeforelongtheyfoundthemselvesinathronggoingtowardstheGreatGate.TherePippinwentupmuchintheesteemofBergil,forwhenhespokehisnameandthepass-wordtheguardsalutedhimandlethimpassthrough;andwhatwasmore,heallowedhimtotakehiscompanionwithhim.

           ‘Thatisgood!’saidBergil.‘WeboysarenolongerallowedtopasstheGatewithoutanelder.Nowweshallseebetter.’

           BeyondtheGatetherewasacrowdofmenalongthevergeoftheroadandofthegreatpavedspaceintowhichallthewaystoMinasTirithran.Alleyeswereturnedsouthwards,andsoonamurmurrose:‘Thereisdustawaythere!Theyarecoming!’

           PippinandBergiledgedtheirwayforwardtothefrontofthecrowd,andwaited.Hornssoundedatsomedistance,andthenoiseofcheeringrolledtowardsthemlikeagatheringwind.Thentherewasaloudtrumpet-blast,andallaboutthempeoplewereshouting.

           ‘Forlong!Forlong!’Pippinheardmencalling.‘Whatdotheysay?’heasked.

           ‘Forlonghascome,’Bergilanswered;‘oldForlongtheFat,theLordofLossarnach.Thatiswheremygrandsirelives.Hurrah!Hereheis.GoodoldForlong!’

           Leadingthelinetherecamewalkingabigthick-limbedhorse,andonitsatamanofwideshouldersandhugegirth,butoldandgrey-bearded,yetmail-cladandblack-helmedandbearingalongheavyspear.