Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Many Meetings
Then,turningtoFrodo,hebeckonedtohim."Nowatlastthehourhascomethatyouhavewishedfor,Frodo,"hesaid."Hereisafriendthatyouhavelongmissed."
Thedarkfigureraiseditsheadanduncovereditsface.
"Bilbo!"criedFrodowithsuddenrecognition,andhesprangforward.
"Hullo,Frodomylad!"saidBilbo."Soyouhavegothereatlast.Ihopedyouwouldmanageit.Well,well!Soallthisfeastingisinyourhonour,Ihear.Ihopeyouenjoyedyourself?"
"Whyweren’tyouthere?"criedFrodo."Andwhyhaven’tIbeenallowedtoseeyoubefore?"
"Becauseyouwereasleep.Ihaveseenagooddealofyou.IhavesatbyyoursidewithSameachday.Butasforthefeast"Idon’tgoinforsuchthingsmuchnow.AndIhadsomethingelsetodo."
"Whatwereyoudoing?"
"Why,sittingandthinking.Idoalotofthatnowadays,andthisisthebestplacetodoitin,asarule.Wakeup,indeed!"hesaid,cockinganeyeatElrond.TherewasabrighttwinkleinitandnosignofsleepinessthatFrodocouldsee."Wakeup!Iwasnotasleep.MasterElrond.Ifyouwanttoknow,youhaveallcomeoutfromyourfeasttoosoon,andyouhavedisturbedme-inthemiddleofmakingupasong.Iwasstuckoveralineortwo,andwasthinkingaboutthem;butnowIdon’tsupposeIshallevergetthemright.Therewillbesuchadealofsingingthattheideaswillbedrivencleanoutofmyhead.IshallhavetogetmyfriendtheDunadantohelpme.
