Властелин колец: Братство кольца

           Totellyouthetruth,Ihadverylittlehope;forIsuspectedthattherewassomefragmentofthebladestillintheclosedwound.Butitcouldnotbefounduntillastnight.ThenElrondremovedasplinter.Itwasdeeplyburied.anditwasworkinginwards."

           Frodoshuddered,rememberingthecruelknifewithnotchedbladethathadvanishedinStrider’shands."Don’tbealarmed!"saidGandalf."Itisgonenow.Ithasbeenmelted.AnditseemsthatHobbitsfadeveryreluctantly.IhaveknownstrongwarriorsoftheBigPeoplewhowouldquicklyhavebeenovercomebythatsplinter,whichyouboreforseventeendays."

           "Whatwouldtheyhavedonetome?"askedFrodo."WhatweretheRiderstryingtodo?"

           "TheytriedtopierceyourheartwithaMorgul-knifewhichremainsinthewound.Iftheyhadsucceeded,youwouldhavebecomeliketheyare,onlyweakerandundertheircommand.YouwouldhavebecameawraithunderthedominionoftheDarkLord;andhewouldhavetormentedyoufortryingtokeephisRing,ifanygreatertormentwerepossiblethanbeingrobbedofitandseeingitonhishand."

           "ThankgoodnessIdidnotrealizethehorribledanger!"saidFrodofaintly.Iwasmortallyafraid,ofcourse;butifIhadknownmore,Ishouldnothavedaredeventomove.ItisamarvelthatIescaped!"

           "Yes,fortuneorfatehavehelpedyou,"saidGandalf,"nottomentioncourage.Foryourheartwasnottouched,andonlyyourshoulderwaspierced;andthatwasbecauseyouresistedtothelast.