Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Mirror of Galadriel
Yetifyousucceed,thenourpowerisdiminished,andLothlorienwillfade,andthetidesofTimewillsweepitaway.WemustdepartintotheWest,ordwindletoarusticfolkofdellandcave,slowlytoforgetandtobeforgotten."
Frodobenthishead."Andwhatdoyouwish?"hesaidatlast.
"Thatwhatshouldbeshallbe,"sheanswered."TheloveoftheElvesfortheirlandandtheirworksisdeeperthanthedeepsoftheSea,andtheirregretisundyingandcannoteverwhollybeassuaged.YettheywillcastallawayratherthansubmittoSauron:fortheyknowhimnow.ForthefateofLothlorienyouarenotanswerablebutonlyforthedoingofyourowntask.YetIcouldwish,wereitofanyavail,thattheOneRinghadneverbeenwrought,orhadremainedforeverlost."
"Youarewiseandfearlessandfair,LadyGaladriel,"saidFrodo."IwillgiveyoutheOneRing,ifyouaskforit.Itistoogreatamatterforme."
Galadriellaughedwithasuddenclearlaugh."WisetheLadyGaladrielmaybe,"shesaid,"yethereshehasmethermatchincourtesy.Gentlyareyourevengedformytestingofyourheartatourfirstmeeting.Youbegintoseewithakeeneye.Idonotdenythatmyhearthasgreatlydesiredtoaskwhatyouoffer.FormanylongyearsIhadponderedwhatImightdo,shouldtheGreatRingcomeintomyhands,andbehold!itwasbroughtwithinmygrasp.Theevilthatwasdevisedlongagoworksoninmanyways,whetherSauronhimselfstandsorfalls.
