Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Three is Company
"Butwehavenoneedofothercompany,andhobbitsaresodul,"theylaughed."Andhowdoyouknowthatwegothesamewayasyou,foryoudonotknowwhitherwearegoing?"
"Andhowdoyouknowmyname?"askedFrodoinreturn.
"Weknowmanythings,"theysaid."WehaveseenyouoftenbeforewithBilbo,thoughyoumaynothaveseenus."
"Whoareyou,andwhoisyourlord?"askedFrodo.
"IamGildor,"answeredtheirleader,theElfwhohadfirsthailedhim."GildorInglorionoftheHouseofFinrod.WeareExiles,andmostofourkindredhavelongagodepartedandwetooarenowonlytarryinghereawhile,erewereturnovertheGreatSea.ButsomeofourkinsfolkdwelstillinpeaceinRivendel.Comenow,Frodo,telluswhatyouaredoing?Forweseethatthereissomeshadowoffearuponyou."
"OWisePeople!"interruptedPippineagerly."TellusabouttheBlackRiders!"
"BlackRiders?"theysaidinlowvoices."WhydoyouaskaboutBlackRiders?"
"BecausetwoBlackRidershaveovertakenustoday,oronehasdonesotwice,"saidPippin;’onlyalittlewhileagoheslippedawayasyoudrewnear."
TheElvesdidnotansweratonce,butspoketogethersoftlyintheirowntongue.AtlengthGildorturnedtothehobbits."Wewillnotspeakofthishere,"hesaid."Wethinkyouhadbestcomenowwithus.Itisnotourcustom,butforthistimewewilllakeyouonourroad,andyoushallodgewithustonight,ifyouwil."
