Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Ring Goes South
"IfElvescouldflyovermountains,theymightfetchtheSuntosaveus,"answeredGandalf."ButImusthavesomethingtoworkon.Icannotburnsnow."
"Well,"saidBoromir,"whenheadsareatalossbodiesmustserve,aswesayinmycountry.Thestrongestofusmustseekaway.See!Thoughallisnowsnow-clad,ourpath,aswecameup,turnedaboutthatshoulderofrockdownyonder.Itwastherethatthesnowfirstbegantoburdenus.Ifwecouldreachthatpoint,maybeitwouldproveeasierbeyond.Itisnomorethanafurlongoff,Iguess."
"Thenletusforceapaththither,youandI!"saidAragorn.
AragornwasthetallestoftheCompany,butBoromir,littlelessinheight,wasbroaderandheavierinbuild.Heledtheway,andAragornfollowedhim.Slowlytheymovedoff,andweresoontoilingheavily.Inplacesthesnowwasbreast-high,andoftenBoromirseemedtobcswimmingorburrowingwithhisgreatarmsratherthanwalking.
Legolaswatchedthemforawhilewithasmileuponhislips,andthenheturnedtotheothers."Thestrongestmustseekaway,sayyou?ButIsay:letaploughmanplough,butchooseanotterforswimming,andforrunninglightovergrassandleaforoversnow-anElf."
Withthathesprangforthnimbly,andthenFrodonoticedasifforthefirsttime,thoughhehadlongknownit,thattheElfhadnoboots,butworeonlylightshoes,ashealwaysdid,andhisfeetmadelittleimprintinthesnow.
