Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Council of Elrond
"Butweweretoolate,asElrondforesaw.Sauronalsohadwatchedus,andhadlongpreparedagainstourstroke,governingMordorfromafarthroughMinasMorgul,wherehisNineservantsdwelt,untilallwasready.Thenhegavewaybeforeus,butonlyfeignedtoflee,andsoonaftercametotheDarkTowerandopenlydeclaredhimself.ThenforthelasttimetheCouncilmet;fornowwelearnedthathewasseekingevermoreeagerlyfortheOne.Wefearedthenthathehadsomenewsofitthatweknewnothingof.ButSarumansaidnay,andrepeatedwhathehadsaidtousbefore:thattheOnewouldneveragainbefoundinMiddle-earth.
"Attheworst,"saidhe,"ourEnemyknowsthatwehaveitnotandthatitstillislost.Butwhatwaslostmayyetbefound,hethinks.Fearnot!Hishopewillcheathim.HaveInotearnestlystudiedthismatter?IntoAnduintheGreatitfell;andlongago,whileSauronslept,itwasrolleddowntheRivertotheSea.ThereletitlieuntiltheEnd."’
Gandalffellsilent,gazingeastwardfromtheporchtothefarpeaksoftheMistyMountains,atwhosegreatrootstheperiloftheworldhadsolonglainhidden.Hesighed.
"ThereIwasatfault,"hesaid."IwaslulledbythewordsofSarumantheWise;butIshouldhavesoughtforthetruthsooner,andourperilwouldnowbeless."
"Wewereallatfault,"saidElrond,"andbutforyourvigilancetheDarkness,maybe,wouldalreadybeuponus.
