Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Homeward Bound
Breememoriesbeingretentive,Frodowasaskedmanytimesifhehadwrittenhisbook.
"Notyet,"heanswered."Iamgoinghomenowtoputmynotesinorder."HepromisedtodealwiththeamazingeventsatBree,andsogiveabitofinteresttoabookthatappearedlikelytotreatmostlyoftheremoteandlessimportantaffairs"awaysouth’.
Thenoneoftheyoungerfolkcalledforasong.Butatthatahushfell,andhewasfrowneddown,andthecallwasnotrepeated.EvidentlytherewasnowishforanyuncannyeventsintheCommonRoomagain.
Notroublebyday,noranysoundbynight,disturbedthepeaceofBreewhilethetravellersremainedthere;butthenextmorningtheygotupearly,forastheweatherwasstillrainytheywishedtoreachtheShirebeforenight,anditwasalongride.TheBreefolkwereallouttoseethemoff,andwereinmerriermoodthantheyhadbeenforayear;andthosewhohadnotseenthestrangersinalltheirgearbeforegapedwithwonderatthem:atGandalfwithhiswhitebeard,andthelightthatseemedtogleamfromhim,asifhisbluemantlewasonlyacloudoversunshine;andatthefourhobbitslikeridersuponerrantryoutofalmostforgottentales.EventhosewhohadlaughedatallthetalkabouttheKingbegantothinktheremightbesometruthinit.
"Well,goodluckonyourroad,andgoodlucktoyourhome-coming!saidMr.Butterbur."Ishouldhavewarnedyoubeforethatall’snotwellintheShireneither,ifwhatwehearistrue.
