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The Mirror of Galadriel
Thoughthatdoesn’tdothemjusticebyalongroad."
"No,I’llleavethattoyou,Sam.OrperhapstoBilbo.But-well.Ican’ttalkofitanymore.Ican’tbeartothinkofbringingthenewstohim."
OneeveningFrodoandSamwerewalkingtogetherinthecooltwilight.Bothofthemfeltrestlessagain.OnFrodosuddenlytheshadowofpartinghadfallen:heknewsomehowthatthetimewasverynearwhenhemustleaveLothlorien.
"WhatdoyouthinkofElvesnow,Sam?"hesaid."Iaskedyouthesamequestiononcebefore-itseemsaverylongwhileago;butyouhaveseenmoreofthemsincethen."
"Ihaveindeed!"saidSam."AndIreckonthere’sElvesandElves.They’reallelvishenough,butthey’renotallthesame.Nowthesefolkaren’twanderersorhomeless,andseemabitnearertothelikesofus:theyseemtobelonghere,moreeventhanHobbitsdointheShire.Whetherthey’vemadetheland,ortheland’smadethem,it’shardtosay,ifyoutakemymeaning.It’swonderfullyquiethere.Nothingseemstobegoingon,andnobodyseemstowantitto.Ifthere’sanymagicabout,it’srightdowndeep,whereIcan’tlaymyhandsonit,inamannerofspeaking."
"Youcanseeandfeeliteverywhere,"saidFrodo.
"Well,"saidSam,"youcan’tseenobodyworkingit.NofireworkslikepoorGandalfusedtoshow.Iwonderwedon’tseenothingoftheLordandLadyinallthesedays.
