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The Council of Elrond
HecasthissworduponthetablethatstoodbeforeElrond,andthebladewasintwopieces."HereistheSwordthatwasBroken!"hesaid.
"Andwhoareyou,andwhathaveyoutodowithMinasTirith?"askedBoromir,lookinginwonderattheleanfaceoftheRangerandhisweather-stainedcloak.
"HeisAragornsonofArathorn,"saidElrond;"andheisdescendedthroughmanyfathersfromIsildurElendil’ssonofMinasIthil.HeistheChiefoftheDunedainintheNorth,andfewarenowleftofthatfolk."
"Thenitbelongstoyou,andnottomeatall!"criedFrodoinamazement,springingtohisfeet,asifheexpectedtheRingtobedemandedatonce.
"Itdoesnotbelongtoeitherofus,"saidAragorn;"butithasbeenordainedthatyoushouldholditforawhile."
"BringouttheRing,Frodo!"saidGandalfsolemnly."Thetimehascome.Holditup,andthenBoromirwillunderstandtheremainderofhisriddle."
Therewasahush,andallturnedtheireyesonFrodo.Hewasshakenbyasuddenshameandfear;andhefeltagreatreluctancetorevealtheRing,andaloathingofitstouch.Hewishedhewasfaraway.TheRinggleamedandflickeredashehelditupbeforetheminhistremblinghand.
"BeholdIsildur’sBane!"saidElrond.
Boromir’seyesglintedashegazedatthegoldenthing."TheHalfling!"hemuttered.
