Властелин колец: Братство кольца

           Thenheshutoffthelightagain,andspokewordsofwelcomeinhiselven-tongue.Frodospokehaltinglyinreturn.

           "Welcome!"theElfthensaidagainintheCommonLanguage,speakingslowly."Weseldomuseanytonguebutourown;forwedwellnowintheheartoftheforest,anddonotwillinglyhavedealingswithanyotherfolk.EvenourownkindredintheNortharesunderedfromus.Buttherearesomeofusstillwhogoabroadforthegatheringofnewsandthewatchingofourenemies,andtheyspeakthelanguagesofotherlands.Iamone.Haldirismyname.Mybrothers,RumilandOrophin,speaklittleofyourtongue.

           "Butwehaveheardrumoursofyourcoming,forthemessengersofElrondpassedbyLorienontheirwayhomeuptheDimrillStair.Wehadnotheardofhobbits,orhalflings,formanyalongyear,anddidnotknowthatanyyetdweltinMiddle-earth.Youdonotlookevil!AndsinceyoucomewithanElfofourkindred,wearewillingtobefriendyou,asElrondasked;thoughitisnotourcustomtoleadstrangersthroughourland.Butyoumuststayheretonight.Howmanyareyou?"

           "Eight,"saidLegolas."Myself,fourhobbits;andtwomen,oneofwhom,Aragorn,isanElf-friendofthefolkofWesternesse."

           "ThenameofAragornsonofArathornisknowninLorien,"saidHaldir,"andhehasthefavouroftheLady.Alltheniswell.Butyouhaveyetspokenonlyofseven."

           "Theeighthisadwarf,"saidLegolas.

           "Adwarf!"saidHaldir."Thatisnotwell.