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1、*BOOKIII*Chapter1.TheDepartureofBoromirAragornspedonupthehill.Everynowandagainhebenttotheground.Hobbitsgolight,andtheirfootprintsarenoteasyevenforaRangertoread,butnotfarfromthetopaspringcrossedthepath,andinthewetearthhesawwhathewasseeking.'Ireadthesignsaright,'hesaidtohimself.'Frodorantot
2、hehill-top.Iwonderwhathesawthere?Buthereturnedbythesameway,andwentdownthehillagain.'Aragornhesitated.Hedesiredtogotothehighseathimself,hopingtoseetheresomethingthatwouldguidehiminhisperplexities;buttimewaspressing.Suddenlyheleapedforward,andrantothesummit,acrossthegreatflag-stones,andupth
3、esteps.Thensittinginthehighseathelookedout.Butthesunseemeddarkened,andtheworlddimandremote.HeturnedfromtheNorthbackagaintoNorth,andsawnothingsavethedistanthills,unlessitwerethatfarawayhecouldseeagainagreatbirdlikeaneaglehighintheair,descendingslowlyinwidecirclesdowntowardstheearth.Evenash
4、egazedhisquickearscaughtsoundsinthewoodlandsbelow,onthewestsideoftheRiver.Hestiffened.Therewerecries,andamongthem,tohishorror,hecoulddistinguishtheharshvoicesofOrcs.Thensuddenlywithadeep-throatedcallagreathornblew,andtheblastsofitsmotethehillsandechoedinthehollows,risinginamightyshoutabov
5、etheroaringofthefalls.'ThehornofBoromir!'hecried.'Heisinneed!'Hesprangdownthestepsandaway,leapingdownthepath.'Alas!Anillfateisonmethisday,andallthatIdogoesamiss.WhereisSam?'Asheranthecriescamelouder,butfainternowanddesperatelythehornwasblowing.FierceandshrillrosetheyellsoftheOrcs,andsudde
6、nlythehorn-callsceased.Aragornraceddownthelastslope,butbeforehecouldreachthehill'sfoot,thesoundsdiedaway;andasheturnedtotheleftandrantowardsthemtheyretreated,untilatlasthecouldhearthemnomore.DrawinghisbrightswordandcryingElendil!Elendil!hecrashedthroughthetrees.Amile,maybe,fromParthGaleni
7、nalittlegladenotfarfromthelakehefoundBoromir.Hewassittingwithhisbacktoagreattree,asifhewasresting.ButAragornsawthathewaspiercedwithmanyblack-featheredarrows;hisswordwasstillinhishand,butitwasbrokennearthehilt;hishornclovenintwowasathisside.ManyOrcslayslain,piledalla
