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and at once all hearts were lightened。 For the fragrance that came to each was like a memory of 
dewy mornings of unshadowed sun in some land of which the fair world in Spring is itself but a 
fleeting memory。 But Aragorn stood up as one refreshed�察�and his eyes smiled as he held a bowl 
before Faramir's dreaming face。
     'Well now� �Who would have believed it��' said Ioreth to a woman that stood beside her。 'The 
weed is better than I thought。 It reminds me of the roses of Imloth Melui when I was a lass�察�and no 
king could ask for better。'
     Suddenly Faramir stirred�察�and he opened his eyes�察�and he looked on Aragorn who bent over him�察�
and a light of knowledge and love was kindled in his eyes�察�and he spoke softly。 'My lord�察�you called 
me。 I e。 What does the king mand��'
     'Walk no more in the shadows�察�but awake��' said Aragorn。 'You are weary。 Rest a while�察�and take 
food�察�and be ready when I return。'
     'I will�察�lord��' said Faramir。 'For who would lie idle when the king has returned��'
     'Farewell then for a while��' said Aragorn。 'I must go to others who need me。' And he left the 
chamber with Gandalf and Imrahil�察�but Beregond and his son remained behind�察�unable to contain 
their joy。 As he followed Gandalf and shut the door Pippin heard Ioreth exclaim��
     'King� �Did you hear that�拭�What did I say�拭�The hands of a healer�察�I said。' And soon the word had 
gone out from the House that the king was indeed e among them�察�and after war he brought 
healing�察�and the news ran through the City。

     But Aragorn came to └owyn�察�and he said�此�'Here there is a grievous hurt and a heavy blow。 The 
arm that was broken has been tended with due skill�察�and it will mend in time�察�if she has the strength 
to live�此�It is the shield´arm that is maimed�察�but the chief evil es through the sword´arm。 In that 
there now seems no life�察�although it is unbroken。
     'Alas� �For she was pitted against a foe beyond the strength of her mind or body。 And those who 
will take a weapon to such an enemy must be sterner than steel�察�if the very shock shall not destroy 
them。 It was an evil doom that set her in his path。 For she is a fair maiden�察�fairest lady of a house of 
queens。 And yet I know not how I should speak of her。 When I first looked on her and perceived 
her unhappiness�察�it seemed to me that I saw a white flower standing straight and proud�察�shapely as a 
lily�察�and yet knew that it was hard�察�as if wrought by elf´wrights out of steel。 Or was it�察�maybe�察�a 
frost that had turned its sap to ice�察�and so it stood�察�bitter´sweet�察�still fair to see�察�but stricken�察�soon to 
fall and die�拭�Her malady begins far back before this day�察�does it not�察;�omer��'
     'I marvel that you should ask me�察�lord��' he answered。 'For I hold you blameless in this matter�察�as 
in all else�察�yet I knew not that └owyn�察�my sister�察�was touched by any frost�察�until she first looked on 
you。 Care and dread she had�察�and shared with me�察�in the days of Wormtongue and the king's 
bewitchment�察�and she tended the king in growing fear。 But that did not bring her to this pass��'
     'My friend��' said Gandalf�察�'you had horses�察�and deeds of arms�察�and the free fields�察�but she�察�born 
in the body of a maid�察�had a spirit and courage at least the match of yours。 Yet she was doomed to 
wait upon an old man�察�whom she loved as a father�察�and watch him falling into a mean dishonoured 
dotage�察�and her part seemed to her more ignoble than that of the staff he leaned on。
     'Think you that Wormtongue had poison only for Th└oden's ears�拭�_Dotard� �What is the house of 
Eorl but a thatched barn where brigands drink in the reek�察�and their brats roll on the floor among 
their dogs��_Have you not heard those words before�拭�Saruman spoke them�察�the teacher of 
Wormtongue。 Though I do not doubt that Wormtongue at home wrapped their meaning in terms 
more cunning。 My lord�察�if your sister's love for you�察�and her will still bent to her duty�察�had not 
restrained her lips�察�you might have heard even such things as these escape them。 But who knows 
what she spoke to the darkness�察�alone�察�in the bitter watches of the night�察�when all her life seemed 
shrinking�察�and the walls of her bower closing in about her�察�a hutch to trammel some wild thing in��'
     Then └omer was silent�察�and looked on his sister�察�as if pondering anew all the days of their past 
life together。 But Aragorn said�此�'I saw also what you saw�察;�omer。 Few other griefs amid the ill 
chances of this world have more bitterness and shame for a man's heart than to behold the love of a 
lady so fair and brave that cannot be returned Sorrow and pity have followed me ever since I left 
her desperate in Dunharrow and rode to the Paths of the Dead�察�and no fear upon that way was so 
present as the fear for what might befall her。 And yet�察;�omer�察�I say to you that she loves you more 
truly than me�察�for you she loves and knows�察�but in me she loves only a shadow and a thought�此�a 
hope of glory and great deeds�察�and lands far from the fields of Rohan。
     'I have�察�maybe�察�the power to heal her body�察�and to recall her from the dark valley。 But to what 
she will awake�此�hope�察�or forgetfulness�察�or despair�察�I do not know。 And if to despair�察�then she will 
die�察�unless other healing es which I cannot bring。 Alas� �for her deeds have set her among the 
queens of great renown。'
     Then Aragorn stooped and looked in her face�察�and it was indeed white as a lily�察�cold as frost�察�
and hard as graven stone。 But he bent and kissed her on the brow�察�and called her softly�察�saying��
     '└owyn └omund's daughter�察�awake� �For your enemy has passed away��'
     She did not stir�察�but now she began again to breathe deeply�察�so that her breast rose and fell 
beneath the white linen of the sheet。 Once more Aragorn bruised two leaves of _athelas_ and cast 
them into steaming water�察�and he laved her brow with it�察�and her right arm lying cold and nerveless 
on the coverlet。
     Then�察�whether Aragorn had indeed some forgotten power of Westernesse�察�or whether it was but 
his words of the Lady └owyn that wrought on them�察�as the sweet influence of the herb stole about 
the chamber it seemed to those who stood by that a keen wind blew through the window�察�and it 
bore no scent�察�but was an air wholly fresh and clean and young�察�as if it had not before been 
breathed by any living thing and came new´made from snowy mountains high beneath a dome of 
stars�察�or from shores of silver far away washed by seas of foam。
     'Awake�察;�owyn�察�Lady of Rohan��' said Aragorn again�察�and he took her right hand in his and felt 
it warm with life returning。 'Awake� �The shadow is gone and all darkness is washed clean��' Then he 
laid her hand in └omer's and stepped away。 'Call her��' he said�察�and he passed silently from the 
chamber。
     '└owyn�察;�owyn��' cried └omer amid his tears。 But she opened her eyes and said�此�'└omer� �What 
joy is this�拭�For they said that you were slain。 Nay�察�but that was only the dark voices in my dream。 
How long have I been dreaming��'
     'Not long�察�my sister��' said └omer。 'But think no more on it��'
     ' I am strangely weary��' she said。 'I must rest a little。 But tell me�察�what of the Lord of the Mark�拭�
Alas� �Do not tell me that that was a dream for I know that it was not。 He is dead as he foresaw。'
     'He is dead��' said └omer�察�'but he bade me say farewell to └owyn dearer than daughter。 He lies 
now in great honour in the Citadel of Gondor。'
     'That is grievous��' she said。 'And yet it is good beyond all that I dared hope in the dark days�察�
when it seemed that the House of Eorl was sunk in honour less than any shepherd's cot。 And what 
of the king's esquire�察�the Halfling�拭;�omer�察�you shall make him a knight of the Riddermark�察�for he is 
valiant��'
     'He lies nearby in this House�察�and I will go to him��' said Gandalf。 '└omer shall stay here for a 
while。 But do not speak yet of war or woe�察�until you are made whole again。 Great gladness it is to 
see you wake again to health and hope�察�so valiant a lady��'
     'To health��' said └owyn。 'It may be so。 At least while there is an empty saddle of some fallen 
Rider that I can fill�察�and there are deeds to do。 But to hope�拭�I do not know。'

     Gandalf and Pippin came to Merry's room�察�and there they found Aragorn standing by the bed。 
'Poor old Merry��' cried Pippin�察�and he ran to the bedside�察�for it seemed to him that his friend looked 
worse�察�and a greyness was in his face�察�as if a weight of years of sorrow lay on him�察�and suddenly a 
fear seized Pippin that Merry would die。
     'Do not be afraid��' said Aragorn。 'I came in time�察�and I have called him back。 He is weary now�察�
and grieved�察�and he has taken a hurt like the Lady └owyn�察�daring to smite that deadly thing。 But 
these evils can be amended�察�so strong and gay a spirit is in him。 His grief he will not forget�察�but it 
will not darken his heart�察�it will teach him wisdom。'
     Then Aragorn laid his hand on Merry's head�察�and passing his hand gently through the brown 
curls�察�he touched the eyelids�察�and called him by name。 And when the fragrance of _athelas_ stole 
through the room�察�like the scent of orchards�察�and of heather in the sunshine full of bees�察�suddenly 
Merry awoke�察�and he said��
     'I am hungry。

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