Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Three is Company
Iamgettingveryanxious.Inthemean-while,dotakecare,anddon’tletoutanyhintofwhereyouaregoing!AndseethatSamGamgeedoesnottalk.Ifhedoes,Irealyshalturnhimintoatoad."
"AsforwhereIamgoing,"saidFrodo,’itwouldbedifficulttogivethataway,forIhavenoclearideamyself,yet."
"Don’tbeabsurd!"saidGandalf."Iamnotwarningyouagainstleavinganaddressatthepost-office!ButyouareleavingtheShire-andthatshouldnotbeknown,untilyouarefaraway.Andyoumustgo,oratleastsetout,eitherNorth,South,WestorEast-andthedirectionshouldcertainlynotbeknown."
"IhavebeensotakenupwiththethoughtsofleavingBagEnd,andofsayingfarewel,thatIhaveneverevenconsideredthedirection,"saidFrodo."ForwhereamItogo?AndbywhatshalIsteer?Whatistobemyquest?Bilbowenttofindatreasure,thereandbackagain;butIgotoloseone,andnotreturn,asfarasIcansee."
"Butyoucannotseeveryfar,"saidGandalf."NeithercanI.ItmaybeyourtasktofindtheCracksofDoom;butthatquestmaybeforothers:Idonotknow.Atanyrateyouarenotreadyforthatlongroadyet."
"Noindeed!"saidFrodo."ButinthemeantimewhatcourseamItolake?"
"Towardsdanger;butnottoorashly,nortoostraight,"answeredthewizard."Ifyouwantmyadvice,makeforRivendel.Thatjourneyshouldnotprovetooperilous,thoughtheRoadislesseasythanitwas,anditwillgrowworseastheyearfails."
"Rivendel!"saidFrodo."Verygood:Iwillgoeast,andIwillmakeforRivendel.IwilltakeSamtovisittheElves;hewillbedelighted."
