Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Many Meetings
Fancythatringofminecausingsuchadisturbance!ItisapitythatGandalfdidnotfindoutmoresooner.Icouldhavebroughtthethingheremyselflongagowithoutsomuchtrouble.IhavethoughtseveraltimesofgoingbacktoHobbitonforit;butIamgettingold,andtheywouldnotletme:GandalfandElrond,Imean.TheyseemedtothinkthattheEnemywaslookinghighandlowforme,andwouldmakemincemeatofme,ifhecaughtmetotteringaboutintheWild.
"AndGandalfsaid:"TheRinghaspassedon,Bilbo.Itwoulddonogoodtoyouortoothers,ifyoutriedtomeddlewithitagain."Oddsortofremark,justlikeGandalf.Buthesaidhewaslookingafteryou,soIletthingsbe.Iamfrightfullygladtoseeyousafeandsound."HepausedandlookedatFrododoubtfully.
"Haveyougotithere?"heaskedinawhisper."Ican’thelpfeelingcurious,youknow,afterallI’veheard.Ishouldverymuchlikejusttopeepatitagain."
"Yes,I’vegotit,"answeredFrodo,feelingastrangereluctance."Itlooksjustthesameaseveritdid."
"Well,Ishouldjustliketoseeitforamoment,"saidBilbo.
Whenhehaddressed,FrodofoundthatwhileheslepttheRinghadbeenhungabouthisneckonanewchain,lightbutstrong.Slowlyhedrewitout.Bilboputouthishand.ButFrodoquicklydrewbacktheRing.
