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You must welcome him as well as you know how: his men have fought a great fight with the Orcs. Maybe, you know the right fashion of Mens words read more such a lord, better than Ents. There have been many lords in the green fields in my time, and I have never learned their speech or their names. They will be wanting man-food, and you know all about that, I guess. So find what you think is fit for a king to eat, if you can. And that is the end of the story. Though I should like to know who this Wormtongue is. Was he really the kings counsellor. He was, said Aragorn; and also Sarumans spy and servant in Rohan. Fate has not been kinder to him than he deserves. The sight of the ruin of all that he thought so strong and magnificent must have been almost punishment enough. But I fear that worse awaits him. Yes, I dont suppose Treebeard sent him to Orthanc out of kindness, said Merry. He seemed rather grimly delighted with the business, and was laughing to himself when he went to get his bathe and drink. We spent a busy time after that, searching the android games, and rummaging about. We found two or three store-rooms in different places nearby, above the flood-level. But Treebeard sent some Ents base th4 builder coc, and they carried off a great deal of the stuff. We want man-food for twenty-five, the Ents said, so you can see that somebody had counted your company carefully before you arrived. You three were evidently meant to go with the great people. But you would not have fared any better. We kept as good as we sent, I promise you. Better, because we sent no drink. What about drink. I said to the Ents. There is water of Isen, they said, and that is good enough for Ents and Men. But I hope that the Ents may have found time to brew some of their draughts from the mountain-springs, and we shall see Gandalfs beard curling when he returns. After the Ents had gone, we felt tired, and hungry. But we did not grumble our labours had been well rewarded. It was through our search for manfood that Pippin discovered the prize of all the flotsam, those Hornblower barrels. Pipe-weed is better after food, said Pippin; that is how the situation arose. F L O TSAM A ND Ml magic chess 575 We understand it all perfectly now, said Gimli. All except one thing, said Aragorn: leaf from the Southfarthing in Isengard. The more I consider it, the more curious I find it. I have never been in Isengard, but I have journeyed in this land, and I know well the empty countries that lie between Rohan and the Shire. Neither goods nor folk have passed that way for many a long year, not openly. Saruman had secret dealings with someone in the Shire, I guess. Wormtongues may be found in other houses than King The´odens. Was there a date on the barrels. Yes, said Pippin. It was the 1417 crop, that is last years; no, the year before, of course, now: a good year. Ah well, whatever evil was afoot is over now, I hope; or else it is beyond our reach at present, said Aragorn. Yet I think I shall mention it to Gandalf, small matter though it may seem among his great affairs. I wonder what he is doing, said Merry. The afternoon is getting on. Let us go and look round. You can enter Isengard now at any rate, Strider, if you want to. But it is not a very cheerful sight. Chapter 10 THE VOICE O F SARUMAN They passed through the ruined tunnel and stood upon a heap of stones, gazing at the dark rock of Orthanc, and its many windows, a menace still in the desolation that lay all about it. The waters had now nearly all subsided. Here and there gloomy pools remained, covered with scum and wreckage; but most of the wide circle was bare again, a wilderness of slime and tumbled rock, pitted with blackened holes, and dotted with posts and pillars leaning drunkenly this way and that. At the rim of the shattered bowl there lay vast mounds and slopes, like the shingles cast up by a great storm; and beyond them the green and tangled valley ran up into the long ravine between the dark arms of the mountains. Across the waste they saw riders picking their way; they were coming from the north side, and already they continue reading drawing near to Orthanc. There is Gandalf, and The´oden and his men. said Legolas. Let us go and meet them. Walk warily. said Merry. There are loose slabs that may tilt up and throw you down into a pit, if you dont take care. They followed what was left of the road from the gates to Orthanc, going slowly, for the flag-stones were cracked and slimed. The riders, seeing them approach, halted under the shadow of the rock and waited for them. Gandalf rode forward to meet them. Well, Treebeard and I have had some interesting discussions, and made a few plans, he said; and we have all had some much-needed rest. Now we must be going on again. I hope you companions have all rested, too, and refreshed yourselves. We have, said Merry. But our discussions began and ended in smoke. Still we feel less ill-disposed towards Saruman than we did. Do you indeed. said Gandalf. Well, I do not. I have now a last task to do before I go: I must pay Saruman a farewell visit. Dangerous, and probably useless; but it must be done. Those of you who wish may come with me but beware. And do not jest. This is not the time for it. I will come, said Gimli. I wish to see him and learn if he really looks like you. And Strategic business analysis will you learn that, Master Dwarf. said Gandalf. Saruman could look like me in your eyes, if it suited his purpose with you. And are you yet wise enough to detect all his counterfeits. T HE V OICE O F SAR UMAN 577 Well, we shall see, perhaps. He may be shy of showing himself before many different eyes together. But I have ordered all the Ents to remove themselves from sight, so perhaps we shall persuade him to come out. Whats the danger. asked Pippin. Will he shoot at us, and pour fire out of the windows; or can he put a spell on us from a distance. The last is most likely, if you ride to his door with a light heart, said Gandalf. But there is no knowing what he can do, or may choose to try. A wild beast cornered is not safe to approach. And Saruman has powers you do not guess. Beware of his voice. They came now to the foot of Orthanc. It was black, and the rock gleamed as if it were wet. The many faces of the stone had sharp edges as though they had been newly chiselled. A few scorings, and small flake-like splinters near the base, were all the marks that it bore of the fury of the Ents. On the eastern side, in the angle of two piers, there was a great door, high above the ground; and over it Strategic business analysis a shuttered window, opening upon a balcony hedged with iron bars. Up to the threshold of the door there mounted a flight of twenty-seven broad stairs, hewn by some unknown art of the same black stone. This was the only entrance to the tower; but many tall windows Strategic business analysis cut with deep embrasures in the climbing walls: far up they peered like little eyes in the sheer faces of the horns. At the foot of the stairs Gandalf and the king dismounted. I will go up, said Gandalf. I have been in Orthanc and I know my peril. And I too will go up, said the king. I am old, and fear no peril any more. I wish to speak with the enemy who has done me so much wrong. Eomer ´ shall come with me, and see that my aged feet do not falter. As you will, said Gandalf. Aragorn shall come with me. Let the others await us at the foot of the stairs. They will hear and see enough, if there is anything to hear or see. Nay. said Gimli. Legolas and I wish for a closer view. We alone here represent our kindreds. We also will come behind. Come then. said Gandalf, and with that he climbed the steps, and The´oden went beside him. The Riders of Rohan sat uneasily upon their horses, on either side of the stair, and looked up darkly at the great tower, fearing what might befall their lord. Merry and Pippin sat on the bottom step, feeling both unimportant and unsafe. Half a sticky mile from here to the gate. muttered Pippin. I wish I could slip off back to the guardroom unnoticed. What did we come for. We are not wanted. 578 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS Gandalf stood before the door of Orthanc and beat on it with his staff. It rang with a hollow sound. Saruman, Saruman. he cried in a loud commanding voice. Saruman come forth. For some time there was no answer. At last the window above the door was unbarred, but no figure could be seen at its dark opening. Who is it. said a voice. What do you wish. The´oden started. I know that voice, he said, and I curse the day when I first listened to it. Go and fetch Saruman, since you have become his footman, Grı´ma Wormtongue. said Gandalf. And do not waste our time. The window closed. They waited. Suddenly another voice spoke, low and melodious, its very sound an enchantment. Those who listened unwarily to that voice could seldom report the words that they heard; and if they did, they wondered, for little power remained in them. Mostly they remembered only that it was a delight to hear the voice speaking, all that it said seemed wise and reasonable, and desire awoke in them by swift agreement to seem wise themselves. When others spoke they seemed harsh and uncouth by contrast; and if they gainsaid the voice, anger was kindled in the hearts of those under the spell. For some the spell lasted only while the voice spoke to them, and when it spoke to another they smiled, as men do who see through a jugglers trick while others gape at it. For many the sound of the voice alone was enough to hold them enthralled; but for those whom it conquered the spell endured when they were far away, and ever they heard that soft voice whispering and urging them. But none were unmoved; none rejected its pleas and its commands without an effort of mind and will, so long as its master had control of it. Well. it said now with gentle question. Why must you disturb my rest. Will you give me no peace at all by night or day. Its tone was that of a kindly heart aggrieved by injuries undeserved. They looked up, astonished, for they had heard no sound of his coming; and they saw a figure standing at the rail, looking down upon them: an old man, swathed in a great cloak, the colour of which was not easy to tell, for it changed if they moved their eyes or if he stirred. His face was long, with a high forehead, he had deep darkling eyes, hard to fathom, though the look that they now bore was grave and benevolent, and a little weary. His hair and beard were white, but strands of black still showed about his lips and ears. Like, and yet unlike, muttered Gimli. But come now, said the soft voice. Two at least of you I know by name. Gandalf I know too well to have much hope that he seeks help or counsel here. But you, The´oden Lord of the Mark of Rohan, are declared by your noble devices, and still more by the fair counten- T HE V OICE O F SAR UMAN 579 ance of the House of Eorl. O worthy son of Thengel the Thricerenowned. Why have you not come before, and as a friend. Much have I desired to see you, mightiest king of western lands, and especially in these latter years, to save you from the unwise and evil counsels that beset you. Is it yet too late. Despite the injuries that have been done to me, in which the men of Rohan, alas. have had some part, still I would save you, and deliver you from the ruin that draws nigh inevitably, if you ride upon this road which you have taken. Indeed I alone can aid you now. The´oden opened his mouth as if to speak, but he said nothing. He looked up at the face of Saruman with its dark solemn eyes bent down upon him, and then to Gandalf at his side; and he seemed to hesitate. Gandalf made no sign; but stood silent as stone, as one waiting patiently for some call that has not yet come. The Riders stirred at first, murmuring with approval of the words of Saruman; and then they too were silent, as men spell-bound. It seemed to them that Gandalf had never spoken so fair and fittingly to their lord. Rough and proud now seemed all his dealings with The´oden. And over their hearts crept a shadow, the fear of a great danger: the end of the Mark in a darkness to which Gandalf was driving them, while Saruman stood beside a door of escape, holding it half open so that a ray of light came through. There was a heavy silence. It was Gimli the dwarf who broke in suddenly. The words of this wizard stand on their heads, he growled, gripping the handle of his axe. In the language of Orthanc help means Strategic business analysis, and saving means slaying, that is plain. But we do not come here to beg. Peace. said Saruman, and for a fleeting moment his voice was less suave, and a light flickered in his eyes and was gone. I do not speak to you yet, Gimli Glo´ins son, he said. Far away is your home and small concern of yours are the troubles of this land. But it was not by design of your own that you became embroiled in them, and so I will not blame such part as you have played a valiant one, I doubt not. But I pray you, allow me first to speak with the King of Rohan, my neighbour, and once my friend. What have you to say, The´oden King. Will you have peace with me, and all the aid that my knowledge, founded in long years, can bring. Shall we make our counsels together against evil days, and repair our injuries with such good will that our estates shall both come to fairer flower than ever before. Still The´oden did not answer. Whether he strove with anger or doubt none could say. Eomer spoke. ´ Lord, hear me. he said. Now we feel the peril that we were warned of. Have we ridden forth to victory, only to stand at last amazed by an old liar with honey on his forked tongue. So would 580 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS the trapped wolf speak to the hounds, if he could. What aid can he give to you, forsooth. All he desires is to escape from his plight. But will you parley with this dealer in treachery and murder. Remember The´odred at the Fords, and the grave of Ha´ma in Helms Deep. If we speak of poisoned tongues what shall we say of yours, young serpent. said Saruman, and the flash of his anger was now plain to ´ ´ see. But come, Eomer, Eomunds son. he went on in his soft voice again. To every man his part. Valour in arms is yours, and you win high honour thereby. Slay whom your lord names as enemies, and be content. Meddle not in policies which you do not understand. But maybe, if you become a king, you will find that he must choose his friends with care. The friendship of Saruman and the power of Orthanc cannot be lightly thrown aside, whatever grievances, real or fancied, may lie behind. You have won a battle but not a war and that with help on which you cannot count again. You may find the Shadow of the Wood at your own door next: it is wayward, and senseless, and has no love for Men. But my lord of Rohan, am I to be called a murderer, because valiant hidden game have fallen in battle. If you go to war, needlessly, for I did not desire it, then men will be slain. But if I am a murderer on that account, then all the Th15 base of Eorl is stained with murder; for they have fought many wars, and assailed many who defied them. Yet with some they have afterwards made peace, none the worse for being politic. I say, The´oden King: shall we have peace and friendship, you and I. It is ours to command. We will have peace, said The´oden at last thickly and with an effort. Several of the Riders cried out gladly. The´oden held up his hand. Yes, we will have peace, he said, now in a clear voice, we will have peace, when you and all your works have perished and the works of your dark master to whom you would deliver us. You are a liar, Saruman, https://warstrategygames.cloud/online/pro-soccer-online.php a corrupter of mens hearts. You hold out your hand to https://warstrategygames.cloud/for/slither.php, and I perceive only a finger of the claw of Mordor. Cruel and cold. Even if your war on me was just as it was not, for were you ten times as wise you would have no right to rule me and mine for your own profit as you desired even so, what will you say of your torches in Westfold and the children that lie dead there. And they hewed Ha´mas body before the gates of the Hornburg, after he was dead. When you hang from a gibbet at your window for the sport of your own crows, I will have peace with you and Orthanc. So much for the House of Eorl. A lesser son of great sires am I, but I do not need to lick your fingers. Turn elsewhither. But I fear your voice has lost its charm. The Riders gazed up at The´oden like men startled out of visit web page dream. Harsh as an old ravens their masters voice sounded in their ears T HE V OICE O F SAR UMAN 581 after the music of Saruman. But Saruman for a while was beside himself with wrath. He leaned over the rail as if he would smite the King with his staff. To some suddenly it seemed that they saw a snake coiling itself to strike. Gibbets and crows. he hissed, and they shuddered at the hideous change. Dotard. What is the house of Eorl but a thatched barn where brigands drink in the reek, and their brats roll on the floor among the dogs. Too long have they escaped the gibbet themselves. But the noose comes, slow in the drawing, tight and hard in the end. Hang if you will. Now his voice changed, as he slowly here himself. I know not why I have had the patience to speak to you. For I need you not, nor your little band of gallopers, as swift to fly as to advance, The´oden Horsemaster. Long ago I offered you a state beyond your merit and your wit. I have offered it again, so that those whom you mislead may clearly see the choice of roads. You give me brag and abuse. So be it. Go back to your huts. But you, Gandalf. For you at least I am grieved, feeling for your shame. How comes it that you can endure such company. For you are proud, Gandalf and not without reason, having a noble mind and eyes that look both deep and far. Even now will you not listen to my counsel. Gandalf stirred, and looked up. What have you to say that you did not say at our last meeting. he asked. Or, perhaps, you have things to unsay. Saruman paused. Unsay. he mused, as if puzzled. Unsay. I endeavoured to advise you for your own good, but you scarcely listened. You are proud and do not love advice, having indeed a store of your own wisdom. But on that occasion you erred, I think, misconstruing my intentions wilfully. I fear that in my eagerness to persuade you, I lost patience. And indeed I regret it. For I bore you no ill-will; and even now I bear none, though you return to me in the company of the violent and the ignorant. Survivors mobile should I. Are we not both members of a high and ancient order, most excellent in Middle-earth. Our friendship would profit us both alike.
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