Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Homeward Bound
Buttheysaidnothing,andwaited.
AstheyexpectedMr.Butterburcametotheparlouraftersuppertoseeifallhadbeentotheirliking.Asindeedithad:nochangefortheworsehadyetcomeuponthebeerorthevictualsatThePonyatanyrate."NowIwon’tmakesoboldastosuggestyoushouldcometotheCommonRoomtonight,"saidButterbur."You’llbetired;andthereisn’tmanyfolktherethisevening,anyway.Butifyoucouldsparemehalfanhourbeforeyougotoyourbeds,Iwoulddearlyliketohavesometalkwithyou,quiet-likebyourselves."
"Thatisjustwhatweshouldlike,too,"saidGandalf."Wearenottired.Wehavebeentakingthingseasy.Wewerewet,coldandhungry,butallthatyouhavecured.Come,sitdown!Andifyouhaveanypipe-weed,we’llblessyou."
"Well,ifyou’dcalledforanythingelse,I’dhavebeenhappier,"saidButterbur."That’sjustathingthatwe’reshortof,seeinghowwe’veonlygotwhatwegrowourselves,andthat’snotenough.There’snonetobehadfromtheShirethesedays.ButI’lldowhatIcan."
Whenhecamebackhebroughtthemenoughtolastthemforadayortwo,awadofuncutleaf."Southlinch,"hesaid,"andthebestwehave;butnotthematchofSouthfarthing,asI’vealwayssaidthoughI’mallforBreeinmostmatters,beggingyourpardon.
