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It

was

indeed

in

deepening

gloom

that

the

king

came

to

Edoras

,

although

it

was

then

but

noon

by

the

hour

.

There

he

halted

only

a

short

while

and

strengthened

his

host

by

some

three

score

of

Riders

that

came

late

to

the

weapontake

.

Now

having

eaten

he

made

ready

to

set

out

again

,

and

he

wished

his

esquire

a

kindly

farewell

.

But

Merry

begged

for

the

last

time

not

to

be

parted

from

him

.

'

This

is

no

journey

for

such

steeds

as

Stybba

,

as

I

have

told

you

'

said

Théoden

.

'

And

in

such

a

battle

as

we

think

to

make

on

the

fields

of

Gondor

what

would

you

do

,

Master

Meriadoc

,

sword-thain

though

you

be

,

and

greater

of

heart

than

of

stature

?

'

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'

As

for

that

,

who

can

tell

?

'

answered

Merry

.

'

But

why

,

lord

,

did

you

receive

me

as

sword-thain

,

if

not

to

stay

by

your

side

?

And

I

would

not

have

it

said

of

me

in

song

only

that

I

was

always

left

behind

!

'

'

I

received

you

for

your

safe-keeping

,

'

answered

Théoden

;

'

and

also

to

do

as

I

might

bid

.

None

of

my

Riders

can

bear

you

as

burden

.

If

the

battle

were

before

my

gates

,

maybe

your

deeds

would

be

remembered

by

the

minstrels

;

but

it

is

a

hundred

leagues

and

two

to

Mundburg

where

Denethor

is

lord

.

I

will

say

no

more

.

'

Merry

bowed

and

went

away

unhappily

,

and

stared

at

the

lines

of

horsemen

.

Already

the

companies

were

preparing

to

start

:

men

were

tightening

girths

,

looking

to

saddles

,

caressing

their

horses

;

some

gazed

uneasily

at

the

lowering

sky

.

Unnoticed

a

Rider

came

up

and

spoke

softly

in

the

hobbit

's

ear

.

'

Where

will

wants

not

,

a

way

opens

,

so

we

say

,

'

he

whispered

;

'

and

so

I

have

found

myself

.

'

Merry

looked

up

and

saw

that

it

was

the

young

Rider

whom

he

had

noticed

in

the

morning

.

'

You

wish

to

go

whither

the

Lord

of

the

Mark

goes

:

I

see

it

in

your

face

.

'

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'

I

do

,

'

said

Merry

.

'

Then

you

shall

go

with

me

,

'

said

the

Rider

.

'

I

will

bear

you

before

me

,

under

my

cloak

until

we

are

far

afield

,

and

this

darkness

is

yet

darker

.

Such

good

will

should

not

be

denied

.

Say

no

more

to

any

man

,

but

come

!

'

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