Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Mirror of Galadriel
WouldnotthathavebeenanobledeedtosettothecreditofhisRing,ifIhadtakenitbyforceorfearfrommyguest?
"Andnowatlastitcomes.YouwillgivemetheRingfreely!InplaceoftheDarkLordyouwillsetupaQueen.AndIshallnotbedark,butbeautifulandterribleastheMorningandtheNight!FairastheSeaandtheSunandtheSnowupontheMountain!DreadfulastheStormandtheLightning!Strongerthanthefoundationsoftheearth.Allshalllovemeanddespair!"
Sheliftedupherhandandfromtheringthatsheworethereissuedagreatlightthatilluminatedheraloneandleftallelsedark.ShestoodbeforeFrodoseemingnowtallbeyondmeasurement,andbeautifulbeyondenduring,terribleandworshipful.Thensheletherhandfall,andthelightfaded,andsuddenlyshelaughedagain,andlo!shewasshrunken:aslenderelf-woman,cladinsimplewhite,whosegentlevoicewassoftandsad.
"Ipassthetest,"shesaid."Iwilldiminish,andgointotheWestandremainGaladriel."
Theystoodforalongwhileinsilence.AtlengththeLadyspokeagain."Letusreturn!"shesaid."Inthemorningyoumustdepartfornowwehavechosen,andthetidesoffateareflowing."
"Iwouldaskonethingbeforewego,"saidFrodo,"athingwhichIoftenmeanttoaskGandalfinRivendell.IampermittedtoweartheOneRing:whycannotIseealltheothersandknowthethoughtsofthosethatwearthem?"
"Youhavenottried,"shesaid
