Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Passing of the Grey Company
Canthelivingusesucharoadandnotperish?Andevenifyoupassthatway,whatwillsofewavailtocounterthestrokesofMordor?’
‘ThelivinghaveneverusedthatroadsincethecomingoftheRohirrim,’saidAragorn,‘foritisclosedtothem.ButinthisdarkhourtheheirofIsildurmayuseit,ifhedare.Listen!ThisisthewordthatthesonsofElrondbringtomefromtheirfatherinRivendell,wisestinlore:BidAragornrememberthewordsoftheseer,andthePathsoftheDead.’
‘Andwhatmaybethewordsoftheseer?’saidLegolas.
"ThusspokeMalbeththeSeer,inthedaysofArvedui,lastkingatFornost,’saidAragorn:
Overthelandthereliesalongshadow,
westwardreachingwingsofdarkness.
TheTowertrembles;tothetombsofkings
doomapproaches.TheDeadawaken;
forthehouriscomefortheoathbreakers;
attheStoneofErechtheyshallstandagain
andhearthereahorninthehillsringing.
Whoseshallthehornbe?Whoshallcallthem
fromthepreytwilight,theforgottenpeople?
Theheirofhimtowhomtheoaththeyswore.
FromtheNorthshallhecome,needshalldrivehim:
heshallpasstheDoortothePathsoftheDead.
‘Darkwaysdoubtless,saidGimli,butnodarkerthanthesestavesaretome.’
‘Ifyouwouldunderstandthembetter,thenIbidyoucomewithme,’saidAragorn;‘forthatwayInowshalltake.ButIdonotgogladly;onlyneeddrivesme.Therefore,onlyofyourfreewillwouldIhaveyoucome,foryouwillfindbothtoilandgreatfear,andmaybeworse.’
