Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Three is Company
"IdonotknowforwhatreasontheEnemyispursuingyou,"answeredGildor;’butIperceivethatheis-strangeindeedthoughthatseemstome.AndIwarnyouthatperilisnowbothbeforeyouandbehindyou,anduponeitherside."
"YoumeantheRiders?IfearedthattheywereservantsoftheEnemy.WhataretheBlackRiders?"
"HasGandalftoldyounothing?"
"Nothingaboutsuchcreatures."
"ThenIthinkitisnotformetosaymore-lestterrorshouldkeepyoufromyourjourney.
Foritseemstomethatyouhavesetoutonlyjustintime,ifindeedyouareintime.Youmustnowmakehaste,andneitherstaynorturnback;fortheShireisnolongeranyprotectiontoyou."
"Icannotimaginewhatinformationcouldbemoreterrifyingthanyourhintsandwarnings,"exclaimedFrodo."Iknewthatdangerlayahead,ofcourse;butIdidnotexpecttomeetitinourownShire.Can’tahobbitwalkfromtheWatertotheRiverinpeace?"
"ButitisnotyourownShire,"saidGildor."Othersdweltherebeforehobbitswere;andotherswilldwelhereagainwhenhobbitsarenomore.Thewideworldisallaboutyou:youcanfenceyourselvesin,butyoucannotforeverfenceitout."
"Iknow-andyetithasalwaysseemedsosafeandfamiliar.WhatcanIdonow?MyplanwastoleavetheShiresecretly,andmakemywaytoRivendel;butnowmyfootstepsaredogged,beforeeverIgettoBuckland."
