Властелин колец: Братство кольца

           Atthefarsideofthegladetherewasabreakinthewalloftrees,andaclearpathbeyondit.

           Theycouldseeitrunningonintothewood,wideinplacesandopenabove,thougheverynowandagainthetreesdrewinandovershadoweditwiththeirdarkboughs.Upthispaththeyrode.Theywerestillclimbinggently,buttheynowwentmuchquicker,andwithbetterheart;foritseemedtothemthattheForesthadrelented,andwasgoingtoletthempassunhinderedafteral.

           Butafterawhiletheairbegantogethotandstuffy.Thetreesdrewcloseagainoneitherside,andtheycouldnolongerseefarahead.Nowstrongerthanevertheyfeltagaintheillwillofthewoodpressingonthem.Sosilentwasitthatthefalloftheirponies’hoofs,rustlingondeadleavesandoccasionalystumblingonhiddenroots,seemedtothudintheirears.Frodotriedtosingasongtoencouragethem,buthisvoicesanktoamurmur.

           O!Wanderersintheshadowedlanddespairnot!Forthoughdarktheystand,allwoodstherebemustendatlast,andseetheopensungopast:thesettingsun,therisingsun,theday’send,orthedaybegun.

           Foreastorwestallwoodsmustfaill...

           Faill-evenashesaidthewordhisvoicefadedintosilence.Theairseemedheavyandthemakingofwordswearisome.Justbehindthemalargebranchfellfromanoldoverhangingtreewithacrashintothepath.Thetreesseemedtocloseinbeforethem.

           "Theydonotlikeallthataboutendingandfailing,"saidMerry."Ishouldnotsinganymoreatpresent.Waittillwedogettotheedge,andthenwe’llturnandgivethemarousingchorus!"Hespokecheerfuly,andifhefeltanygreatanxiety,hedidnotshowit.