|
At last Aragorn stirred. 'Gandolf!' he said. 'Beyond all hope you return to us in our need! What veil was over my sight? Gandolf Foogray!'
'Gandolf,' the old man repeated. 'Yes, that was the name. I was Gandolf Foogray.'
'Ha! Saruman!' Aragorn answered in triumph. 'I knew it was you. I tricked you! I tricked you!'
And with these words he swung Andúril at the White Wizards head who fell down and was no more. But the malice of Saruman was not undone, for when Gimli looked closer at the corpse it still remained in the shape of their old friend.
'Alas! the forgetfulness of the old!" cried Legolas.
|