Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Many Meetings
TheydonotfeartheRingwraiths,forthosewhohavedweltintheBlessedRealmliveatonceinbothworlds,andagainstboththeSeenandtheUnseentheyhavegreatpower."
"IthoughtthatIsawawhitefigurethatshoneanddidnotgrowdimliketheothers.WasthatGlorfindelthen?"
"Yes,yousawhimforamomentasheisupontheotherside:oneofthemightyoftheFirstborn.HeisanElf-lordofahouseofprinces.IndeedthereisapowerinRivendelltowithstandthemightofMordor,forawhile:andelsewhereotherpowersstilldwell.Thereispower,too,ofanotherkindintheShire.Butallsuchplaceswillsoonbecomeislandsundersiege,ifthingsgoonastheyaregoing.TheDarkLordisputtingforthallhisstrength.
"Still,"hesaid,standingsuddenlyupandstickingouthischin.whilehisbeardwentstiffandstraightlikebristlingwire,"wemustkeepupourcourage.Youwillsoonbewell,ifIdonottalkyoutodeath.YouareinRivendell,andyouneednotworryaboutanythingforthepresent."
"Ihaven’tanycouragetokeepup,"saidFrodo,"butIamnotworriedatthemoment.Justgivemenewsofmyfriends,andtellmetheendoftheaffairattheFord,asIkeeponasking,andIshallbecontentforthepresent.AfterthatIshallhaveanothersleep,Ithink;butIshan’tbeabletoclosemyeyesuntilyouhavefinishedthestoryforme."
Gandalfmovedhischairtothebedside,andtookagoodlookatFrodo.
