Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Mirror of Galadriel
"Gandalfwasourguide,andheledusthroughMoria;andwhenourescapeseemedbeyondhopehesavedus,andhefell."
"Tellusnowthefulltale!"saidCeleborn:
ThenAragornrecountedallthathadhappeneduponthepassofCaradhras,andinthedaysthatfollowed;andhespokeofBalinandhisbook,andthefightintheChamberofMazarbul,andthefire,andthenarrowbridge,andthecomingoftheTerror."AneviloftheAncientWorlditseemed,suchasIhaveneverseenbefore,"saidAragorn."Itwasbothashadowandaflame,strongandterrible."
"ItwasaBalrogofMorgoth,"saidLegolas;"ofallelf-banesthemostdeadly,savetheOnewhositsintheDarkTower."
"IndeedIsawuponthebridgethatwhichhauntsourdarkestdreamsIsawDurin’sBane,"saidGimliinalowvoice,anddreadwasinhiseyes.
"Alas!"saidCeleborn."WelonghavefearedthatunderCaradhrasaterrorslept.ButhadIknownthattheDwarveshadstirredupthisevilinMoriaagain,Iwouldhaveforbiddenyoutopassthenorthernborders,youandallthatwentwithyou.Andifitwerepossible,onewouldsaythatatthelastGandalffellfromwisdomintofolly,goingneedlesslyintothenetofMoria."
"Hewouldberashindeedthatsaidthatthing,"saidGaladrielgravely."NeedlesswerenoneofthedeedsofGandalfinlife.Thosethatfollowedhimknewnothismindandcannotreporthisfullpurpose.Buthoweveritmaybewiththeguide,thefollowersareblameless.
