Хоббит
The Last Stage
"Butshareandsharealike!Youmayfindyouhavemoreneedsthanyouexpect."
Sotheyputthegoldinbagsandslungthemontheponies,whowerenotatallpleasedaboutit.Afterthattheirgoingwasslower,formostofthetimetheywalked.Butthelandwasgreenandtherewasmuchgrassthroughwhichthehobbitstrolledalongcontentedly.Hemoppedhisfacewitharedsilkhandkerchief-no!notasingleoneofhisownhadsurvived,hehadborrowedthisonefromElrond-fornowJunehadbroughtsummer,andtheweatherwasbrightandhotagain.
Asallthingscometoanend,eventhisstory,adaycameatlastwhentheywereinsightofthecountrywhereBilbohadbeenbornandbred,wheretheshapesofthelandandofthetreeswereaswellknowntohimashishandsandtoes.ComingtoarisehecouldseehisownHillinthedistance,andhestoppedsuddenlyandsaid:
"Roadsgoevereveron,
Overrockandundertree,
Bycaveswhereneversunhasshone,
Bystreamsthatneverfindthesea;
Oversnowbywintersown,
AndthroughthemerryflowersofJune,
Overgrassandoverstone,
Andundermountainsinthemoon.
Roadsgoevereveron
Undercloudandunderstar,
Yetfeetthatwanderinghavegone
Turnatlasttohomeafar.
Eyesthatfireandswordhaveseen
Andhorrorinthehallsofstone
Lookatlastonmeadowsgreen
Andtreesandhillstheylonghaveknown."
Gandalflookedathim."MydearBilbo!"hesaid."Somethingisthematterwithyou!Youarenotthehobbitthatyouwere."
