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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 go out。 Even before you rest�察�if you are not too weary。 Go and find Shadowfax and see 
how he is housed。 These people are kindly to beasts�察�for they are a good and wise folk�察�but they 
have less skill with horses than some。'

     With that Gandalf went out�察�and as he did so�察�there came the note of a clear sweet bell ringing in 
a tower of the citadel。 Three strokes it rang�察�like silver in the air�察�and ceased�此�the third hour from the 
rising of the sun。
     After a minute Pippin went to the door and down the stair and looked about the street。 The sun 
was now shining warm and bright�察�and the towers and tall houses cast long clear´cut shadows 
westward。 High in the blue air Mount Mindolluin lifted its white helm and snowy cloak。 Armed 
men went to and fro in the ways of the City�察�as if going at the striking of the hour to changes of post 
and duty。
     'Nine o'clock we'd call it in the Shire��' said Pippin aloud to himself。 'Just the time for a nice 
breakfast by the open window in spring sunshine。 And how I should like breakfast� �Do these people 
ever have it�察�or is it over�拭�And when do they have dinner�察�and where��'
     Presently he noticed a man�察�clad in black and white�察�ing along the narrow street from the 
centre of the citadel towards him。 Pippin felt lonely and made up his mind to speak as the man 
passed�察�but he had no need。 The man came straight up to him。
     'You are Peregrin the Halfling��' he said。 'I am told that you have been sworn to the service of the 
Lord and of the City。 Wele� �He held out his hand and Pippin took it。
     'I am named Beregond son of Baranor。 I have no duty this morning�察�and I have been sent to you 
to teach you the pass´words�察�and to tell you some of the many things that no doubt you will wish to 
know。 And for my part�察�I would learn of you also。 For never before have we seen a halfling in this 
land and though we have heard rumour of them�察�little is said of them in any tale that we know。 
Moreover you are a friend of Mithrandir。 Do you know him well��'
     'Well��' said Pippin。 'I have known _of_ him all my short life�察�as you might say�察�and lately I have 
travelled far with him。 But there is much to read in that book�察�and I cannot claim to have seen more 
than a page or two。 Yet perhaps I know him as well as any but a few。 Aragorn was the only one of 
our pany�察�I think�察�who really knew him。'
     'Aragorn��' said Beregond。 'Who is he��'
     'Oh��' stammered Pippin�察�'he was a man who went about with us。 I think he is in Rohan now。'
     'You have been in Rohan�察�I hear。 There is much that I would ask you of that land also�察�for we 
put much of what little hope we have in its people。 But I am forgetting my errand�察�which was first 
to answer what you would ask。 What would you know�察�Master Peregrin��'
     'Er well��' said Pippin�察�'if I may venture to say so�察�rather a burning question in my mind at present 
is�察�well�察�what about breakfast and all that�拭�I mean�察�what are the meal´times�察�if you understand me�察�
and where is the dining´room�察�if there is one�拭�And the inns�拭�I looked�察�but never a one could I see as 
we rode up�察�though I had been borne up by the hope of a draught of ale as soon as we came to the 
homes of wise and courtly men。'
     Beregond looked at him gravely。 'An old campaigner�察�I see��' he said。 'They say that men who go 
warring afield look ever to the next hope of food and of drink�察�though I am not a travelled man 
myself。 Then you have not yet eaten today��'
     'Well�察�yes�察�to speak in courtesy�察�yes��' said Pippin。 'But no more than a cup of wine and a white 
cake or two by the kindness of your lord�察�but he racked me for it with an hour of questions�察�and that 
is hungry work。'
     Beregond laughed。 'At the table small men may do the greater deeds�察�we say。 But you have 
broken your fast as well as any man in the Citadel�察�and with greater honour。 This is a fortress and a 
tower of guard and is now in posture of war。 We rise ere the Sun�察�and take a morsel in the grey light�察�
and go to our duties at the opening hour。 But do not despair��' He laughed again�察�seeing the dismay 
in Pipp
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