Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Many Meetings
Buttheirtollsarehigh,"headdedwithashakeofhishead;"andlikeBeornofoldtheyarenotoverfondofdwarves.Still,theyaretrusty,andthatismuchinthesedays.NowherearethereanymensofriendlytousastheMenofDale.Theyaregoodfolk,theBardings.ThegrandsonofBardtheBowmanrulesthem,BrandsonofBainsonofBard.Heisastrongking,andhisrealmnowreachesfarsouthandeastofEsgaroth."
"Andwhatofyourownpeople?"askedFrodo.
"Thereismuchtotell,goodandbad,"saidGloin;"yetitismostlygood:wehavesofarbeenfortunate,thoughwedonotescapetheshadowofthesetimes.Ifyoureallywishtohearofus,Iwilltellyoutidingsgladly.Butstopmewhenyouareweary!Dwarves"tonguesrunonwhenspeakingoftheirhandiwork,theysay."
AndwiththatGloinembarkedonalongaccountofthedoingsoftheDwarf-kingdom.Hewasdelightedtohavefoundsopolitealistener;forFrodoshowednosignofwearinessandmadenoattempttochangethesubject,thoughactuallyhesoongotratherlostamongthestrangenamesofpeopleandplacesthathehadneverheardofbefore.Hewasinterested,however,tohearthatDainwasstillKingundertheMountain,andwasnowold(havingpassedhistwohundredandfiftiethyear),venerable,andfabulouslyrich.OfthetencompanionswhohadsurvivedtheBattleofFiveArmiessevenwerestillwithhim:Dwalin,Gloin,Dori,Nori,Bifur,Bofur,andBombur.
