Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Council of Elrond
"Saruman,"Isaid,standingawayfromhim,"onlyonehandatatimecanwieldtheOne,andyouknowthatwell,sodonottroubletosaywe!ButIwouldnotgiveit,nay,Iwouldnotgiveevennewsofittoyou,nowthatIlearnyourmind.YouwereheadoftheCouncil,butyouhaveunmaskedyourselfatlast.Well,thechoicesare,itseems,tosubmittoSauron,ortoyourself.Iwilltakeneither.Haveyouotherstooffer?"
"Hewascoldnowandperilous."Yes,"hesaid."Ididnotexpectyoutoshowwisdom,eveninyourownbehalf;butIgaveyouthechanceofaidingmewillingly.andsosavingyourselfmuchtroubleandpain.Thethirdchoiceistostayhere,untiltheend."
"Untilwhatend?"
"UntilyourevealtomewheretheOnemaybefound.Imayfindmeanstopersuadeyou.Oruntilitisfoundinyourdespite,andtheRulerhastimetoturntolightermatters:todevise,say,afittingrewardforthehindranceandinsolenceofGandalftheGrey."
"Thatmaynotprovetobeoneofthelightermatters,"saidI.Helaughedatme,formywordswereempty,andheknewit.
"TheytookmeandtheysetmealoneonthepinnacleofOrthanc,intheplacewhereSarumanwasaccustomedtowatchthestars.Thereisnodescentsavebyanarrowstairofmanythousandsteps,andthevalleybelowseemsfaraway.Ilookedonitandsawthat,whereasithadoncebeengreenandfair,itwasnowfilledwithpitsandforges.
