Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Shadow of the Past
ButBilbomadenomistakeinchoosinghisheir,thoughhelittlethoughthowimportantitwouldprove.Iamafraidyouareright.TheRingwillnotbeabletostayhiddenintheShiremuchlonger;andforyourownsake,aswellasforothers,youwillhavetogo,andleavethenameofBagginsbehindyou.Thatnamewillnotbesafetohave,outsidetheShireorintheWild.Iwillgiveyouatravellingnamenow.Whenyougo,goasMr.Underhill.
’ButIdon’tthinkyouneedgoalone.Notifyouknowofanyoneyoucantrust,andwhowouldbewillingtogobyyourside—andthatyouwouldbewillingtotakeintounknownperils.Butifyoulookforacompanion,becarefulinchoosing!Andbecarefulofwhatyousay,eventoyourclosestfriends!Theenemyhasmanyspiesandmanywaysofhearing.’
Suddenlyhestoppedasiflistening.Frodobecameawarethatallwasveryquiet,insideandoutside.Gandalfcrepttoonesideofthewindow.Thenwithadarthesprangtothesill,andthrustalongarmoutanddownwards.Therewasasquawk,andupcameSamGamgee’scurlyheadhauledbyoneear.
’Well,well,blessmybeard!’saidGandalf.’SamGamgeeisit?Nowwhatmayyoubedoing?’
’Lorblessyou,Mr.Gandalf,sir!’saidSam.’Nothing!LeastwaysIwasjusttrimmingthegrass-borderunderthewindow,ifyoufollowme.’Hepickeduphisshearsandexhibitedthemasevidence.
’Idon’t,’saidGandalfgrimly.’ItissometimesinceIlastheardthesoundofyourshears.Howlonghaveyoubeeneavesdropping?’
’Eavesdropping,sir?Idon’tfollowyou,beggingyourpardon.Thereain’tnoeavesatBagEnd,andthat’safact.’
