Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Ring Goes South
Whenwinterfirstbeginstobite
andstonescrackinthefrostynight,
whenpoolsareblackandtreesarebare,
’tisevilintheWildtofare.
"ButthatIamafraidwillbejustyourluck."
"Iamafraiditwill,"saidGandalf."Wecan’tstartuntilwehavefoundoutabouttheRiders."
"Ithoughttheywerealldestroyedintheflood,"saidMerry.
"YoucannotdestroyRingwraithslikethat,"saidGandalf."Thepoweroftheirmasterisinthem,andtheystandorfallbyhim.Wehopethattheywereallunhorsedandunmasked,andsomadeforawhilelessdangerous;butwemustfindoutforcertain.Inthemeantimeyoushouldtryandforgetyourtroubles,Frodo.IdonotknowifIcandoanythingtohelpyou;butIwillwhisperthisinyourears.Someonesaidthatintelligencewouldbeneededintheparty.Hewasright.IthinkIshallcomewithyou."
SogreatwasFrodo’sdelightatthisannouncementthatGandalfleftthewindow-sill,wherehehadbeensitting,andtookoffhishatandbowed."IonlysaidIthinkIshallcome.Donotcountonanythingyet.InthismatterElrondwillhavemuchtosay,andyourfriendtheStrider.Whichremindsme,IwanttoseeElrond.Imustbeoff."
"HowlongdoyouthinkIshallhavehere?"saidFrodotoBilbowhenGandalfhadgone.
"Oh,Idon’tknow.Ican’tcountdaysinRivendell,"saidBilbo."Butquitelong,Ishouldthink.
