Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Ring Goes South
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"Thatistrue,"saidLegolas."ButtheElvesofthislandwereofaracestrangetousofthesilvanfolk,andthetreesandthegrassdonotnowrememberthem:OnlyIhearthestoneslamentthem:deeptheydelvedus,fairtheywroughtus,hightheybuildedus;buttheyaregone.Theyaregone.TheysoughttheHavenslongago."
Thatmorningtheylitafireinadeephollowshroudedbygreatbushesofholly,andtheirsupper-breakfastwasmerrierthanithadbeensincetheysetout.Theydidnothurrytobedafterwards,fortheyexpectedtohaveallthenighttosleepin,andtheydidnotmeantogoonagainuntiltheeveningofthenextday.OnlyAragornwassilentandrestless.AfterawhilehelefttheCompanyandwanderedontotheridge;therehestoodintheshadowofatree,lookingoutsouthwardsandwestwards,withhisheadposedasifhewaslistening.Thenhereturnedtothebrinkofthedellandlookeddownattheotherslaughingandtalking.
"Whatisthematter,Strider?"Merrycalledup."Whatareyoulookingfor?DoyoumisstheEastWind?"
"Noindeed,"heanswered."ButImisssomething.IhavebeeninthecountryofHollininmanyseasons.Nofolkdwellherenow,butmanyothercreatureslivehereatalltimes,especiallybirds.Yetnowallthingsbutyouaresilent.Icanfeelit.Thereisnosoundformilesaboutus,andyourvoicesseemtomakethegroundecho.Idonotunderstandit."
Gandalflookedupwithsuddeninterest.
