Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Breaking of the Fellowship
"Ah!TheRing!"saidBoromir,hiseyeslighting."TheRing!Isitnotastrangefatethatweshouldsuffersomuchfearanddoubtforsosmallathing?Sosmallathing!AndIhaveseenitonlyforaninstantintheHouseofElrond.CouldInothaveasightofitagain?"
Frodolookedup.Hisheartwentsuddenlycold.HecaughtthestrangegleaminBoromir’seyes,yethisfacewasstillkindandfriendly."Itisbestthatitshouldliehidden,"heanswered.
"Asyouwish.Icarenot,"saidBoromir."YetmayInotevenspeakofit?ForyouseemevertothinkonlyofitspowerinthehandsoftheEnemy:ofitsevilusesnotofitsgood.Theworldischanging,yousay.MinasTirithwillfall,iftheRinglasts.Butwhy?Certainly,iftheRingwerewiththeEnemy.Butwhy,ifitwerewithus?"
"WereyounotattheCouncil?"answeredFrodo."Becausewecannotuseit,andwhatisdonewithitturnstoevil."
Boromirgotupandwalkedaboutimpatiently."Soyougoon,"hecried."Gandalf,Elrond-allthesefolkhavetaughtyoutosayso.Forthemselvestheymayberight.Theseelvesandhalf-elvesandwizards,theywouldcometogriefperhaps.YetoftenIdoubtiftheyarewiseandnotmerelytimid.Buteachtohisownkind.True-heartedMen,theywillnotbecorrupted.WeofMinasTirithhavebeenstaunchthroughlongyearsoftrial.Wedonotdesirethepowerofwizard-lords,onlystrengthtodefendourselves,strengthinajustcause.
