Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Council of Elrond
"Therewehadrumourofhim,andweguessthathedwelttherelonginthedarkhills;butweneverfoundhim,andatlastIdespaired.AndtheninmydespairIthoughtagainofatestthatmightmakethefindingofGollumunneeded.TheringitselfmighttellifitweretheOne.ThememoryofwordsattheCouncilcamebacktome:wordsofSaruman,half-heededatthetime.Iheardthemnowclearlyinmyheart.
"TheNine,theSeven,andtheThree,"hesaid,"hadeachtheirpropergem.NotsotheOne.Itwasroundandunadorned,asitwereoneofthelesserrings;butitsmakersetmarksuponitthattheskilled,maybe,couldstillseeandread."
"Whatthosemarkswerehehadnotsaid.Whonowwouldknow?Themaker.AndSaruman?Butgreatthoughhisloremaybe,itmusthaveasource.WhathandsaveSauron’severheldthisthing,ereitwaslost?ThehandofIsilduralone.
"Withthatthought,Iforsookthechase,andpassedswiftlytoGondor.Informerdaysthemembersofmyorderhadbeenwellreceivedthere,butSarumanmostofall.OftenhehadbeenforlongtheguestoftheLordsoftheCity.LesswelcomedidtheLordDenethorshowmethenthanofold,andgrudginglyhepermittedmetosearchamonghishoardedscrollsandbooks.
"Ifindeedyoulookonly,asyousay,forrecordsofancientdays,andthebeginningsoftheCity,readon!"hesaid."Fortomewhatwasislessdarkthanwhatistocome,andthatismycare.
