Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Many Meetings
Whereishe?"
Elrondlaughed."Heshallbefound,"hesaid."Thenyoutwoshallgointoacornerandfinishyourtask,andwewillhearitandjudgeitbeforeweendourmerrymaking."MessengersweresenttofindBilbo’sfriend,thoughnoneknewwherehewas,orwhyhehadnotbeenpresentatthefeast.
InthemeanwhileFrodoandBilbosatsidebyside,andSamcamequicklyandplacedhimselfnearthem.Theytalkedtogetherinsoftvoices,obliviousofthemirthandmusicinthehallaboutthem.Bilbohadnotmuchtosayofhimself.WhenhehadleftHobbitonhehadwanderedoffaimlessly,alongtheRoadorinthecountryoneitherside;butsomehowhehadsteeredallthetimetowardsRivendell."Igotherewithoutmuchadventure,"hesaid,"andafterarestIwentonwiththedwarvestoDale:mylastjourney.Ishan’ttravelagain.OldBalinhadgoneaway.ThenIcamebackhere,andhereIhavebeen.Ihavedonethisandthat.Ihavewrittensomemoreofmybook.And,ofcourse,Imakeupafewsongs.Theysingthemoccasionally:justtopleaseme,Ithink;for,ofcourse,theyaren’treallygoodenoughforRivendell.AndIlistenandIthink.Timedoesn’tseemtopasshere:itjustis.Aremarkableplacealtogether.
"Ihearallkindsofnews,fromovertheMountains,andoutoftheSouth,buthardlyanythingfromtheShire.IheardabouttheRing,ofcourse.Gandalfhasbeenhereoften.Notthathehastoldmeagreatdeal,hehasbecomecloserthanevertheselastfewyears.TheDunadanhastoldmemore.
