Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Ring Goes South
"Winterdeepensbehindus,"hesaidquietlytoAragorn."Theheightsawaynortharewhiterthantheywere;snowislyingfardowntheirshoulders.TonightweshallbeonourwayhighuptowardstheRedhornGate.Wemaywellbeseenbywatchersonthatnarrowpath,andwaylaidbysomeevil;buttheweathermayproveamoredeadlyenemythanany.Whatdoyouthinkofyourcoursenow,Aragorn?"
Frodooverheardthesewords,andunderstoodthatGandalfandAragornwerecontinuingsomedebatethathadbegunlongbefore.Helistenedanxiously.
"Ithinknogoodofourcoursefrombeginningtoend,asyouknowwell,Gandalf,"answeredAragorn."Andperilsknownandunknownwillgrowaswegoon.Butwemustgoon;anditisnogoodourdelayingthepassageofthemountains.Furthersouththerearenopasses,tillonecomestotheGapofRohan.IdonottrustthatwaysinceyournewsofSaruman.WhoknowswhichsidenowthemarshalsoftheHorse-lordsserve?"
"Whoknowsindeed!"saidGandalf."Butthereisanotherway,andnotbythepassofCaradhras:thedarkandsecretwaythatwehavespokenof."
"Butletusnotspeakofitagain!Notyet.SaynothingtotheothersIbeg,notuntilitisplainthatthereisnootherway."
"Wemustdecidebeforewegofurther,"answeredGandalf.
"Thenletusweighthematterinourminds,whiletheothersrestandsleep,"saidAragorn.
