Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Conspiracy Unmasked
YoumeanttoleavetheShire,ofcourse.Butdangerhascomeonyousoonerthanyouexpected,andnowyouaremakingupyourmindtogoatonce.Andyoudon’twantto.Weareverysorryforyou."Frodoopenedhismouthandshutitagain.Hislookofsurprisewassocomicalthattheylaughed."DearoldFrodo!"saidPippin."Didyourealythinkyouhadthrowndustinalloureyes?Youhavenotbeennearlycarefulorcleverenoughforthat!YouhaveobviouslybeenplanningtogoandsayingfareweltoallyourhauntsallthisyearsinceApril.Wehaveconstantlyheardyoumuttering:"ShalIeverlookdownintothatvaleyagain,Iwonder",andthingslikethat.Andpretendingthatyouhadcometotheendofyourmoney,andactualyselingyourbelovedBagEndtothoseSackvile-Bagginses!AndallthoseclosetalkswithGandalf."
"Goodheavens!"saidFrodo."IthoughtIhadbeenbothcarefulandclever.Idon’tknowwhatGandalfwouldsay.IsalltheShirediscussingmydeparturethen?"
"Ohno!"saidMerry."Don’tworryaboutthat!Thesecretwon’tkeepforlong,ofcourse;butatpresentitis,Ithink,onlyknowntousconspirators.Afteral,youmustrememberthatweknowyouwel,andareoftenwithyou.Wecanusualyguesswhatyouarethinking.IknewBilbo,too.Totellyouthetruth,Ihadbeenwatchingyourathercloselyeversinceheleft.Ithoughtyouwouldgoafterhimsoonerorlater;indeedIexpectedyoutogosooner,andlatelywehavebeenveryanxious.Wehavebeenterrifiedthatyoumightgiveustheslip,andgooffsuddenly,allonyourownlikehedid.Eversincethisspringwehavekeptoureyesopen,anddoneagooddealofplanningonourownaccount.Youarenotgoingtoescapesoeasily!"
"ButImustgo,"saidFrodo."Itcannotbehelped,dearfriends.Itiswretchedforusal,butitisnouseyourtryingtokeepme.Sinceyouhaveguessedsomuch,pleasehelpmeanddonothinderme!"
