Властелин колец: Братство кольца

           Themountainstothewestaregrowingevil;totheeastthelandsarewaste,andfullofSauron’screatures;anditisrumouredthatwecannotnowsafelypasssouthwardthroughRohan,andthemouthsoftheGreatRiverarewatchedbytheEnemy.EvenifwecouldcometotheshoresoftheSea,weshouldfindnolongeranyshelterthere.Itissaidthattherearestillhavensof.theHighElves,buttheyarefarnorthandwest,beyondthelandoftheHalflings.Butwherethatmaybe,thoughtheLordandLadymayknow,Idonot."

           "Yououghtatleasttoguess,sinceyouhaveseenus,"saidMerry."ThereareElf-havenswestofmyland,theShirewhereHobbitslive."

           "HappyfolkareHobbitstodwellneartheshoresofthesea!"saidHaldir."Itislongindeedsinceanyofmyfolkhavelookedonit,yetstillwerememberitinsong.Tellmeofthesehavensaswewalk."

           "Icannot,"saidMerry."Ihaveneverseenthem.Ihaveneverbeenoutofmyownlandbefore.AndifIhadknownwhattheworldoutsidewaslike.Idon’tthinkIshouldhavehadthehearttoleaveit."

           "NoteventoseefairLothlorien?"saidHaldir."Theworldisindeedfullofperil,andinittherearemanydarkplaces;butstillthereismuchthatisfair,andthoughinalllandsloveisnowmingledwithgrief,itgrowsperhapsthegreater.

           "SomethereareamonguswhosingthattheShadowwilldrawbackandpeaceshallcomeagain.