Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Many Meetings
"Iwondergreatlywhatbringsfourhobbitsonsolongajourney.NothinglikeithashappenedsinceBilbocamewithus.ButperhapsIshouldnotinquiretooclosely,sinceElrondandGandalfdonotseemdisposedtotalkofthis?"
"Ithinkwewillnotspeakofit,atleastnotyet,"saidFrodopolitely.
HeguessedthateveninElrond’shousethematteroftheRingwasnotoneforcasualtalk;andinanycasehewishedtoforgethistroublesforatime."ButIamequallycurious,"headded,"tolearnwhatbringssoimportantadwarfsofarfromtheLonelyMountain."
Gloinlookedathim."Ifyouhavenotheard,Ithinkwewillnotspeakyetofthateither.MasterElrondwillsummonusallerelong,Ibelieve,andthenweshallallhearmanythings.Butthereismuchelsethatmaybetold."
Throughouttherestofthemealtheytalkedtogether,butFrodolistenedmorethanhespoke;forthenewsoftheShire,apartfromtheRing,seemedsmallandfar-awayandunimportant,whileGloinhadmuchtotellofeventsinthenorthernregionsofWilderland.FrodolearnedthatGrimbeorntheOld,sonofBeorn,wasnowthelordofmanysturdymen,andtotheirlandbetweentheMountainsandMirkwoodneitherorcnorwolfdaredtogo.
’lndeed,"saidGloin,"ifitwerenotfortheBeornings,thepassagefromDaletoRivendellwouldlongagohavebecomeimpossible.TheyarevaliantmenandkeepopentheHighPassandtheFordofCarrock.
