Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Grey Havens
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"But,"saidSam,andtearsstartedinhiseyes,"IthoughtyouweregoingtoenjoytheShire,too.foryearsandyears,afterallyouhavedone."
"SoIthoughttoo,once.ButIhavebeentoodeeplyhurt,Sam.ItriedtosavetheShire,andithasbeensaved,butnotforme.Itmustoftenbeso,Sam,whenthingsareindanger:someonehastogivethemup,losethem,sothatothersmaykeepthem.Butyouaremyheir:allthatIhadandmighthavehadIleavetoyou.AndalsoyouhaveRose,andElanor;andFrodo-ladwillcome,andRosie-lass,andMerry,andGoldilocks,andPippin;andperhapsmorethatIcannotsee.Yourhandsandyourwitswillbeneededeverywhere.YouwillbetheMayor,ofcourse,aslongasyouwanttobe,andthemostfamousgardenerinhistory;andyouwillreadthingsoutoftheRedBook,andkeepalivethememoryoftheagethatisgone.sothatpeoplewillremembertheGreatDangerandsolovetheirbelovedlandallthemore.Andthatwillkeepyouasbusyandashappyasanyonecanbe,aslongasyourpartoftheStorygoeson.
"Comenow,ridewithme!"
ThenElrondandGaladrielrodeon;fortheThirdAgewasover,andtheDaysoftheRingswerepassed,andanendwascomeofthestoryandsongofthosetimes.WiththemwentmanyElvesoftheHighKindredwhowouldnolongerstayinMiddle-earth;andamongthem,filledwithasadnessthatwasyetblessedandwithoutbitterness,rodeSam,andFrodo,andBilbo,andtheElvesdelightedtohonourthem.
