Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Council of Elrond
Butsayon!"
"Fromthefirstmyheartmisgaveme,againstallreasonthatIknew,"saidGandalf,"andIdesiredtoknowhowthisthingcametoGollum,andhowlonghehadpossessedit.SoIsetawatchforhim,guessingthathewoulderelongcomeforthfromhisdarknesstoseekforhistreasure.Hecame,butheescapedandwasnotfound.Andthenalas!Iletthematterrest,watchingandwaitingonly,aswehavetoooftendone.
"Timepassedwithmanycares,untilmydoubtswereawakenedagaintosuddenfear.Whencecamethehobbit’sring?What,ifmyfearwastrue,shouldbedonewithit?ThosethingsImustdecide.ButIspokeyetofmydreadtonone,knowingtheperilofanuntimelywhisper,ifitwentastray.InallthelongwarswiththeDarkTowertreasonhaseverbeenourgreatestfoe.
"Thatwasseventeenyearsago.SoonIbecameawarethatspiesofmanysorts,evenbeastsandbirds,weregatheredroundtheShire,andmyfeargrew.IcalledforthehelpoftheDunedain,andtheirwatchwasdoubled;andIopenedmyhearttoAragorn,theheirofIsildur."
"AndI,"saidAragorn,"counselledthatweshouldhuntforGollum.toolatethoughitmayseem.AndsinceitseemedfitthatIsildur’sheirshouldlabourtorepairIsildur’sfault,IwentwithGandalfonthelongandhopelesssearch."
ThenGandalftoldhowtheyhadexploredthewholelengthofWilderland,downeventotheMountainsofShadowandthefencesofMordor.
