Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Journey in the Dark
"IaloneofyouhaveeverbeeninthedungeonsoftheDarkLord,andonlyinhisolderandlesserdwellinginDolGuldur.ThosewhopassthegatesofBarad-durdonotreturn.ButIwouldnotleadyouintoMoriaiftherewerenohopeofcomingoutagain.IfthereareOrcsthere,itmayproveillforus,thatistrue.ButmostoftheOrcsoftheMistyMountainswerescatteredordestroyedintheBattleofFiveArmies.TheEaglesreportthatOrcsaregatheringagainfromafar;butthereisahopethatMoriaisstillfree.
"ThereisevenachancethatDwarvesarethere,andthatinsomedeephallofhisfathers,BalinsonofFundinmaybefound.Howeveritmayprove,onemusttreadthepaththatneedchooses!"
"Iwilltreadthepathwithyou,Gandalf!"saidGimli."IwillgoandlookonthehallsofDurin,whatevermaywaitthere-ifyoucanfindthedoorsthatareshut."
"Good,Gimli!"saidGandalf."Youencourageme.Wewillseekthehiddendoorstogether.Andwewillcomethrough.IntheruinsoftheDwarves,adwarf’sheadwillbelesseasytobewilderthanElvesorMenorHobbits.YetitwillnotbethefirsttimethatIhavebeentoMoria.IsoughttherelongforThrainsonofThrorafterhewaslost.Ipassedthrough,andIcameoutagainalive!"
"ItoooncepassedtheDimrillGate,"saidAragornquietly;"butthoughIalsocameoutagain,thememoryisveryevil.IdonotwishtoenterMoriaasecondtime."
"AndIdon’twishtoenteritevenonce,"saidPippin.
