Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Mirror of Galadriel
Ifancynowthatshecoulddosomewonderfulthings,ifshehadamind.I’ddearlylovetoseesomeElf-magic,Mr.Frodo!"
"Iwouldn’t,"saidFrodo."Iamcontent.AndIdon’tmissGandalf’sfireworks,buthisbushyeyebrows,andhisquicktemper,andhisvoice."
"You’reright,"saidSam."Anddon’tthinkI’mfindingfault.I’veoftenwantedtoseeabitofmagiclikewhatittellsofinoldtales,butI’veneverheardofabetterlandthanthis.It’slikebeingathomeandonaholidayatthesametime,ifyouunderstandme.Idon’twanttoleave.Allthesame,I’mbeginningtofeelthatifwe’vegottogoon,thenwe’dbestgetitover.
’It’sthejobthat’sneverstartedastakeslongesttofinish,asmyoldgafferusedtosay.AndIdon’treckonthatthesefolkcandomuchmoretohelpus,magicorno.It’swhenweleavethislandthatweshallmissGandalfworse,I’mthinking."
"Iamafraidthat’sonlytootrue,Sam,"saidFrodo."YetIhopeverymuchthatbeforeweleaveweshallseetheLadyoftheElvesagain."
Evenashespoke,theysaw,asifshecameinanswertotheirwords,theLadyGaladrielapproaching.Tallandwhiteandfairshewalkedbeneaththetrees.Shespokenoword,butbeckonedtothem.
Turningaside,sheledthemtowardthesouthernslopesofthehillofCarasGaladhon,andpassingthroughahighgreenhedgetheycameintoanenclosedgarden.Notreesgrewthere,anditlayopentothesky.
