Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Farewell to Lorien
Butyoucommandedmetonamemydesire."
TheElvesstirredandmurmuredwithastonishment,andCeleborngazedattheDwarfinwonder,buttheLadysmiled."ItissaidthattheskilloftheDwarvesisintheirhandsratherthanintheirtongues"shesaid;"yetthatisnottrueofGimli.Fornonehaveevermadetomearequestsoboldandyetsocourteous.AndhowshallIrefuse,sinceIcommandedhimtospeak?Buttellme,whatwouldyoudowithsuchagift?"
"Treasureit,Lady,"heanswered,"inmemoryofyourwordstomeatourfirstmeeting.AndifeverIreturntothesmithiesofmyhome,itshallbesetinimperishablecrystaltobeanheirloomofmyhouse,andapledgeofgoodwillbetweentheMountainandtheWooduntiltheendofdays."
ThentheLadyunbraidedoneofherlongtresses,andcutoffthreegoldenhairs,andlaidtheminGimli’shand."Thesewordsshallgowiththegift,"shesaid."Idonotforetell,forallforetellingisnowvain:ontheonehandliesdarkness,andontheotheronlyhope.Butifhopeshouldnotfail,thenIsaytoyou,GimlisonofGloin,thatyourhandsshallflowwithgold,andyetoveryougoldshallhavenodominion.
"Andyou,Ring-bearer,"shesaid,turningtoFrodo."Icometoyoulastwhoarenotlastinmythoughts.ForyouIhavepreparedthis."Sheheldupasmallcrystalphial:itglitteredasshemovedit,andraysofwhitelightsprangfromherhand.
