Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Grey Havens
WhatwedidintheWaroftheRing.
HereBilbo’shandendedandFrodohadwritten:
THEDOWNFALLOFTHELORDOFTHERINGSANDTHERETURNOFTHEKING
(asseenbytheLittlePeople;beingthememoirsofBilboandFrodooftheShire,supplementedbytheaccountsoftheirfriendsandthelearningoftheWise.)
TogetherwithextractsfromBooksofLoretranslatedbyBilboinRivendell.
"Why,youhavenearlyfinishedit,Mr.Frodo!"Samexclaimed."Well,youhavekeptatit,Imustsay."
"Ihavequitefinished,Sam,"saidFrodo."Thelastpagesareforyou."
OnSeptemberthetwenty-firsttheysetouttogether,FrodoontheponythathadbornehimallthewayfromMinasTirith,andwasnowcalledStrider;andSamonhisbelovedBill.Itwasafairgoldenmorning,andSamdidnotaskwheretheyweregoing:hethoughthecouldguess.
TheytooktheStockRoadoverthehillsandwenttowardstheWoodyEnd,andtheylettheirponieswalkattheirleisure.TheycampedintheGreenHills,andonSeptemberthetwenty-secondtheyrodegentlydownintothebeginningofthetreesasafternoonwaswearingaway.
"Ifthatisn’ttheverytreeyouhidbehindwhentheBlackRiderfirstshowedup,Mr.Frodo!"saidSampointingtotheleft."Itseemslikeadreamnow.
