Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Mirror of Galadriel
"Nineweretosetout:sosaidthemessages.Butmaybetherehasbeensomechangeofcounselthatwehavenotheard.Elrondisfaraway,anddarknessgathersbetweenus,andallthisyeartheshadowshavegrownlonger."
"Nay,therewasnochangeofcounsel,"saidtheLadyGaladrielspeakingforthefirsttime.Hervoicewasclearandmusical,butdeeperthanwoman’swont."GandalftheGreysetoutwiththeCompany,buthedidnotpassthebordersofthisland.Nowtelluswhereheis;forImuchdesiredtospeakwithhimagain.ButIcannotseehimfromafar,unlesshecomeswithinthefencesofLothlorien:agreymistisabouthim,andthewaysofhisfeetandofhismindarehiddenfromme."
"Alas!"saidAragorn."GandalftheGreyfellintoshadow.HeremainedinMoriaanddidnotescape."
AtthesewordsalltheElvesinthehallcriedaloudingriefandamazement."Theseareeviltidings,"saidCeleborn,"themostevilthathavebeenspokenhereinlongyearsfullofgrievousdeeds."HeturnedtoHaldir."Whyhasnothingofthisbeentoldtomebefore?"heaskedintheElven-tongue.
"WehavenotspokentoHaldirofourdeedsorourpurpose,"saidLegolas."Atfirstwewerewearyanddangerwastooclosebehindandafterwardswealmostforgotourgriefforatime,aswewalkedingladnessonthefairpathsofLorien."
"Yetourgriefisgreatandourlosscannotbemended,"saidFrodo.
