Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Council of Elrond
Lethimnowspeak!"
Then,lesswillinglythanBilbo,FrodotoldofallhisdealingswiththeRingfromthedaythatitpassedintohiskeeping.EverystepofhisjourneyfromHobbitontotheFordofBruinenwasquestionedandconsidered,andeverythingthathecouldrecallconcerningtheBlackRiderswasexamined.Atlasthesatdownagain.
"Notbad,"Bilbosaidtohim."Youwouldhavemadeagoodstoryofit,iftheyhadn’tkeptoninterrupting.Itriedtomakeafewnotes,butweshallhavetogooveritallagaintogethersometime,ifIamtowriteitup.Therearewholechaptersofstuffbeforeyouevergothere!"
"Yes,itmadequitealongtale,"answeredFrodo."Butthestorystilldoesnotseemcompletetome.Istillwanttoknowagooddeal,especiallyaboutGandalf."
GaldoroftheHavens,whosatnearby,overheardhim."Youspeakformealso,"hecried,andturningtoElrondhesaid:"TheWisemayhavegoodreasontobelievethatthehalfling’stroveisindeedtheGreatRingoflongdebate,unlikelythoughthatmayseemtothosewhoknowless.Butmaywenotheartheproofs?AndIwouldaskthisalso.WhatofSaruman?HeislearnedintheloreoftheRings,yetheisnotamongus.Whatishiscounsel-ifheknowsthethingsthatwehaveheard?"
"Thequestionsthatyouask,Galdor,areboundtogether,"saidElrond."Ihadnotoverlookedthem,andtheyshallbeanswered.
