Властелин колец: Братство кольца
In the House of Tom Bombadil
Brightbluehisjacketis,andhisbootsareyelow.
"Fairlady!"saidFrodoagainafterawhile."Tellme,ifmyaskingdoesnotseemfoolish,whoisTomBombadil?"
"Heis,"saidGoldberry,stayingherswiftmovementsandsmiling.
Frodolookedatherquestioningly."Heis,asyouhaveseenhim,"shesaidinanswertohislook."HeistheMasterofwood,water,andhil."
"Thenallthisstrangelandbelongstohim?"
"Noindeed!"sheanswered,andhersmilefaded."Thatwouldindeedbeaburden,"sheaddedinalowvoice,asiftoherself."Thetreesandthegrassesandallthingsgrowingorlivinginthelandbelongeachtothemselves.TomBombadilistheMaster.NoonehasevercaughtoldTomwalkingintheforest,wadinginthewater,leapingonthehil-topsunderlightandshadow.Hehasnofear.TomBombadilismaster."
AdooropenedandincameTomBombadil.Hehadnownohatandhisthickbrownhairwascrownedwithautumnleaves.Helaughed,andgoingtoGoldberry,tookherhand.
"Here’smyprettylady!"hesaid,bowingtothehobbits."Here’smyGoldberryclothedallinsilver-greenwithflowersinhergirdle!Isthetableladen?Iseeyelowcreamandhoneycomb,andwhitebread,andbutter;milk,cheese,andgreenherbsandripeberriesgathered.Isthatenoughforus?Isthesupperready?"
"Itis,"saidGoldberry;’buttheguestsperhapsarenot?"
Tomclappedhishandsandcried:"Tom,Tom!yourguestsaretired,andyouhadnearforgotten!
