Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Ring Goes South
SnowstormsonJanuarythetwelfth:therewasnoneedtocomebacktoreportthat!
ButIwantedrestandsleep,Bilbo,Frodoansweredwithaneffort,whenhefelthimselfshaken,andhecamebackpainfullytowakefulness.Boromirhadliftedhimoffthegroundoutofanestofsnow.
"Thiswillbethedeathofthehalflings,Gandalf,"saidBoromir."Itisuselesstosithereuntilthesnowgoesoverourheads.Wemustdosomethingtosaveourselves."
"Givethemthis,"saidGandalf,searchinginhispackanddrawingoutaleathernflask."Justamouthfuleach-forallofus.Itisveryprecious.Itismiruvor,thecordialofImladris.Elrondgaveittomeatourparting.Passitround!"
AssoonasFrodohadswallowedalittleofthewarmandfragrantliquorhefeltanewstrengthofheart,andtheheavydrowsinesslefthislimbs.Theothersalsorevivedandfoundfreshhopeandvigour.Butthesnowdidnotrelent.Itwhirledaboutthemthickerthanever,andthewindblewlouder.
"Whatdoyousaytofire?"askedBoromirsuddenly."Thechoiceseemsnearnowbetweenfireanddeath,Gandalf.Doubtlessweshallbehiddenfromallunfriendlyeyeswhenthesnowhascoveredus,butthatwillnothelpus."
"Youmaymakeafire,ifyoucan,"answeredGandalf."Ifthereareanywatchersthatcanendurethisstorm,thentheycanseeus,fireorno.
