Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Conspiracy Unmasked
"Youdonotunderstand!"saidPippin."Youmustgo-andthereforewemust,too.MerryandIarecomingwithyou.Samisanexcelentfelow,andwouldjumpdownadragon’sthroattosaveyou,ifhedidnottripoverhisownfeet;butyouwillneedmorethanonecompanioninyourdangerousadventure."
"Mydearandmostbelovedhobbits!"saidFrododeeplymoved."ButIcouldnotalowit.
Idecidedthatlongago,too.Youspeakofdanger,butyoudonotunderstand.Thisisnotreasure-hunt,nothere-and-backjourney.Iamflyingfromdeadlyperilintodeadlyperil."
"Ofcourseweunderstand,"saidMerryfirmly."Thatiswhywehavedecidedtocome.
WeknowtheRingisnolaughing-matter;butwearegoingtodoourbesttohelpyouagainsttheEnemy."
"TheRing!"saidFrodo,nowcompletelyamazed.
"Yes,theRing,"saidMerry."Mydearoldhobbit,youdon’talowfortheinquisitivenessoffriends.IhaveknownabouttheexistenceoftheRingforyears-beforeBilbowentaway,infact;butsinceheobviouslyregardeditassecret,Ikepttheknowledgeinmyhead,untilweformedourconspiracy.IdidnotknowBilbo,ofcourse,aswellasIknowyou;Iwastooyoung,andhewasalsomorecarefull-buthewasnotcarefulenough.IfyouwanttoknowhowIfirstfoundout,Iwilltellyou."
"Goon!"saidFrodofaintly.
"ItwastheSackvile-Bagginsesthatwerehisdownfal,asyoumightexpect.Oneday,ayearbeforetheParty,Ihappenedtobewalkingalongtheroad,whenIsawBilboahead.
