Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Farewell to Lorien
"Butwecallitlembasorwaybread,anditismorestrengtheningthananyfoodmadebyMen,anditismorepleasantthancram,byallaccounts."
"Indeeditis,"saidGimli."Whyitisbetterthanthehoney-cakesoftheBeornings,andthatisgreatpraise,fortheBeorningsarethebestbakersthatIknowof;buttheyarenonetoowillingtodealouttheircakestotravellersinthesedays.Youarekindlyhosts!"
"Allthesame,webidyousparethefood,"theysaid."Eatlittleatatime,andonlyatneed.Forthesethingsaregiventoserveyouwhenallelsefails.Thecakeswillkeepsweetformanymanydays,iftheyareunbrokenandleftintheirleaf-wrappings,aswehavebroughtthem.Onewillkeepatravelleronhisfeetforadayoflonglabour,evenifhebeoneofthetallMenofMinasTirith."
TheElvesnextunwrappedandgavetoeachoftheCompanytheclothestheyhadbrought.Foreachtheyhadprovidedahoodandcloak,madeaccordingtohissize,ofthelightbutwarmsilkenstuffthattheGaladhrimwove.Itwashardtosayofwhatcolourtheywere:greywiththehueoftwilightunderthetreestheyseemedtobe;andyetiftheyweremoved,orsetinanotherlight,theyweregreenasshadowedleaves,orbrownasfallowfieldsbynight,dusk-silveraswaterunderthestars.Eachcloakwasfastenedabouttheneckwithabroochlikeagreenleafveinedwithsilver.
"Arethesemagiccloaks?"askedPippin,lookingatthemwithwonder.
