Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Grey Havens
Frodoworealwaysawhitejewelonachainthatheoftenwouldfinger.
Allthingsnowwentwell,withhopealwaysofbecomingstillbetter;andSamwasasbusyandasfullofdelightasevenahobbitcouldwish.Nothingforhimmarredthatwholeyear,exceptforsomevagueanxietyabouthismaster.FrododroppedquietlyoutofallthedoingsoftheShire,andSamwaspainedtonoticehowlittlehonourhehadinhisowncountry.Fewpeoplekneworwantedtoknowabouthisdeedsandadventures;theiradmirationandrespectweregivenmostlytoMr.MeriadocandMr.Peregrinand(ifSamhadknownit)tohimself.Alsointheautumnthereappearedashadowofoldtroubles.
OneeveningSamcameintothestudyandfoundhismasterlookingverystrange.Hewasverypaleandhiseyesseemedtoseethingsfaraway.
"What’sthematter,Mr.Frodo?"saidSam.
"Iamwounded,"heanswered,"wounded;itwillneverreallyheal."
Butthenhegotup,andtheturnseemedtopass,andhewasquitehimselfthenextday.ItwasnotuntilafterwardsthatSamrecalledthatthedatewasOctoberthesixth.TwoyearsbeforeonthatdayitwasdarkinthedellunderWeathertop.
Timewenton,and1421camein.FrodowasillagaininMarch,butwithagreateffortheconcealedit,forSamhadotherthingstothinkabout.ThefirstofSamandRosie’schildrenwasbornonthetwenty-fifthofMarch,adatethatSamnoted.
"Well,Mr.Frodo,"hesaid.
