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struck a small silver gong that stood near his footstool�察�and at once servants came forward。 Pippin 
saw then that they had been standing in alcoves on either side of the door�察�unseen as he and Gandalf 
entered。
     'Bring wine and food and seats for the guests��' said Denethor�察�'and see that none trouble us for 
one hour。'
     'It is all that I have to spare�察�for there is much else to heed��' he said to Gandalf。 'Much of more 
import�察�it may seem�察�and yet to me less pressing。 But maybe we can speak again at the end of the 
day。'
     'And earlier�察�it is to be hoped��' said Gandalf。 'For I have not ridden hither from Isengard�察�one 
hundred and fifty leagues�察�with the speed of wind�察�only to bring you one small warrior�察�however 
courteous。 Is it naught to you that Th└oden has fought a great battle and that Isengard is overthrown�察�
and that I have broken the staff of Saruman��'
     'It is much to me。 But I know already sufficient of these deeds for my own counsel against the 
menace of the East。' He turned his dark eyes on Gandalf�察�and now Pippin saw a likeness between 
the two�察�and he felt the strain between them�察�almost as if he saw a line of smouldering fire�察�drawn 
from eye to eye�察�that might suddenly burst into flame。
     Denethor looked indeed much more like a great wizard than Gandalf did�察�more kingly�察�beautiful�察�
and powerful�察�and older。 Yet by a sense other than sight Pippin perceived that Gandalf had the 
greater power and the deeper wisdom�察�and a majesty that was veiled。 And he was older�察�far older。 
'How much older��' he wondered�察�and then he thought how odd it was that he had never thought 
about it before。 Treebeard had said something about wizards�察�but even then he had not thought of 
Gandalf as one of them。 What was Gandalf�拭�In what far time and place did he e into the world�察�
and when would he leave it�拭�And then his musings broke off�察�and he saw that Denethor and 
Gandalf still looked each other in the eye�察�as if reading the other's mind。 But it was Denethor who 
first withdrew his gaze。
     'Yea��' he said�察�'for though the Stones be lost�察�they say�察�still the lords of Gondor have keener sight 
than lesser men�察�and many messages e to them。 But sit now��'

     Then men came bearing a chair and a low stool�察�and one brought a salver with a silver flagon 
and cups�察�and white cakes。 Pippin sat down�察�but he could not take his eyes from the old lord。 Was it 
so�察�or had he only imagined it�察�that as he spoke of the Stones a sudden gleam of his eye had glanced 
upon Pippin's face��
     'Now tell me your tale�察�my liege��' said Denethor�察�half kindly�察�half mockingly。 'For the words of 
one whom my son so befriended will be wele indeed。'
     Pippin never forgot that hour in the great hall under the piercing eye of the Lord of Gondor�察�
stabbed ever and anon by his shrewd questions�察�and all the while conscious of Gandalf at his side�察�
watching and listening�察�and ��so Pippin felt�� holding in check a rising wrath and impatience。 When 
the hour was over and Denethor again rang the gong�察�Pippin felt worn out。 'It cannot be more than 
nine o'clock��' he thought。 'I could now eat three breakfasts on end。'
     'Lead the Lord Mithrandir to the housing prepared for him��' said Denethor�察�'and his panion 
may lodge with him for the present�察�if he will。 But be it known that I have now sworn him to my 
service�察�and he shall be known as Peregrin son of Paladin and taught the lesser pass´words。 Send 
word to the Captains that they shall wait on me here�察�as soon as may be after the third hour has rung。
     'And you�察�my Lord Mithrandir�察�shall e too�察�as and when you will。 None shall hinder your 
ing to me at any time�察�save only in my brief hours of sleep。 Let your wrath at an old man's folly 
run off and then return to my fort��'
     'Folly��' said Gandalf。 'Nay�察�my lord�察�when you are a dotard you will die。 You can use even your 
grief as a cloak。 Do you think that I do not understand your purpose in questioning for an hour one 
who knows the least�察�while I sit by��'
     'If you understand it�察�then be content��' returned Denethor。 'Pride would be folly that disdained 
help and counsel at need�察�but you deal out such gifts according to your own designs。 Yet the Lord 
of Gondor is not to be made the tool of other men's purposes�察�however worthy。 And to him there is 
no purpose higher in the world as it now stands than the good of Gondor�察�and the rule of Gondor�察�
my lord�察�is mine and no other man's�察�unless the king should e again。'
     'Unless the king should e again��' said Gandalf。 'Well�察�my lord Steward�察�it is your task to 
keep some kingdom still against that event�察�which few now look to see。 In that task you shall have 
all the aid that you are pleased to ask for。 But I will say this�此�the rule of no realm is mine�察�neither of 
Gondor nor any other�察�great or small。 But all worthy things that are in peril as the world now stands�察�
those are my care。 And for my part�察�I shall not wholly fail of my task�察�though Gondor should perish�察�
if anything passes through this night that can still grow fair or bear fruit and flower again in days to 
e。 For I also am a steward。 Did you not know��' And with that he turned and strode from the hall 
with Pippin running at his side。
     Gandalf did not look at Pippin or speak a word to him as they went。 Their guide brought them 
from the doors of the hall�察�and then led them across the Court of the Fountain into a lane between 
tall buildings of stone。 After several turns they came to a house close to the wall of the citadel upon 
the north side�察�not far from the shoulder that linked the hill with the mountain。 Within�察�upon the 
first floor above the street�察�up a wide carven stair�察�he showed them to a fair room�察�light and airy�察�
with goodly hangings of dull gold sheen unfigured。 It was sparely furnished�察�having but a small 
table�察�two chairs and a bench�察�but at either side there were curtained alcoves and well´clad beds 
within with vessels and basins for washing。 There were three high narrow windows that looked 
northward over the great curve of Anduin�察�still shrouded in mists�察�towards the Emyn Muil and 
Rauros far away。 Pippin had to climb on the bench to look out over the deep stone sill。
     'Are you angry with me�察�Gandalf��' he said�察�as their guide went out and closed the door。 'I did the 
best I could。'
     'You did indeed��' said Gandalf�察�laughing suddenly�察�and he came and stood beside Pippin�察�putting 
his arm about the hobbit's shoulders and gazing out of the window。 Pippin glanced in some wonder 
at the face now close beside his own�察�for the sound of that laugh had been gay and merry。 Yet in the 
wizard's face he saw at first only lines of care and sorrow�察�though as he looked more intently he 
perceived that under all there was a great joy�此�a fountain of mirth enough to set a kingdom laughing�察�
were it to gush forth。
     'Indeed you did your best��' said the wizard�察�'and I hope that it may be long before you find 
yourself in such a tight corner again between two such terrible old men。 Still the Lord of Gondor 
learned more from you than you may have guessed�察�Pippin。 You could not hide the fact that 
Boromir did not lead the pany from Moria�察�and that there was one among you of high honour 
who was ing to Minas Tirith�察�and that he had a famous sword。 Men think much about the 
stories of old days in Gondor�察�and Denethor has given long thought to the rhyme and to the words 
_Isildur's Bane_�察�since Boromir went away。
     'He is not as other men of this time�察�Pippin�察�and whatever be his descent from father to son�察�by 
some chance the blood of Westernesse runs nearly true in him�察�as it does in his other son�察�Faramir�察�
and yet did not in Boromir whom he loved best。 He has long sight。 He can perceive�察�if he bends his 
will thither�察�much of what is passing in the minds of men�察�even of those that dwell far off。 It is 
difficult to deceive him�察�and dangerous to try。
     'Remember that� �For you are now sworn to his service。 I do not know what put it into your head�察�
or your heart�察�to do that。 But it was well done。 I did not hinder it�察�for generous deed should not be 
checked by cold counsel。 It touched his heart�察�as well ��may I say it�� as pleasing his humour。 And at 
least you are free now to move about as you will in Minas Tirith �C when you are not on duty。 For 
there is another side to it。 You are at his mand�察�and he will not forget。 Be wary still��'
     He fell silent and sighed。 'Well�察�no need to brood on what tomorrow may bring。 For one thing�察�
tomorrow will be certain to bring worse than today�察�for many days to e。 And there is nothing 
more that I can do to help it。 The board is set�察�and the pieces are moving。 One piece that I greatly 
desire to find is Faramir�察�now the heir of Denethor。 I do not think that he is in the City�察�but I have 
had no time to gather news。 I must go。 Pippin。 I must go to this lords' council and learn what I can。 
But the Enemy has the move�察�and he is about to open his full game。 And pawns are likely to see as 
much of it as any�察�Peregrin son of Paladin�察�soldier of Gondor。 Sharpen your blade��'
     Gandalf went to the door�察�and there he turned。 'I am in haste Pippin��' he said。 'Do me a favour 
when you

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