Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Journey in the Dark
"Norme,"mutteredSam.
"Ofcoursenot!"saidGandalf."Whowould?Butthequestionis:whowillfollowme,ifIleadyouthere?"
"Iwill,"saidGimlieagerly.
"Iwill,"saidAragornheavily."Youfollowedmyleadalmosttodisasterinthesnow,andhavesaidnowordofblame.Iwillfollowyourleadnow-ifthislastwarningdoesnotmoveyou.ItisnotoftheRing,norofusothersthatIamthinkingnow,butofyou,Gandalf.AndIsaytoyou:ifyoupassthedoorsofMoria,beware!"
"Iwillnotgo,"saidBoromir;"notunlessthevoteofthewholecompanyisagainstme.WhatdoLegolasandthelittlefolksay?TheRing-bearer’svoicesurelyshouldbeheard?"
"IdonotwishtogotoMoria,"saidLegolas.
Thehobbitssaidnothing.SamlookedatFrodo.AtlastFrodospoke."Idonotwishtogo,"hesaid;"butneitherdoIwishtorefusetheadviceofGandalf.Ibegthatthereshouldbenovote,untilwehavesleptonit.Gandalfwillgetvoteseasierinthelightofthemorningthaninthiscoldgloom.Howthewindhowls!"
Atthesewordsallfellintosilentthought.Theyheardthewindhissingamongtherocksandtrees,andtherewasahowlingandwailingroundthemintheemptyspacesofthenight.
SuddenlyAragornleapttohisfeet."Howthewindhowls!"hecried."Itishowlingwithwolf-voices.
