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English[en]
‘When did I first begin to guess?’ he mused, searching back in memory. ‘Let me see - it was in the year that the White Council drove the dark power from Mirkwood, just before the Battle of Five Armies, that Bilbo found his ring. A shadow fell on my heart then, though I did not know yet what I feared. I wondered often how Gollum came by a Great Ring, as plainly it was - that at least was clear from the first. Then I heard Bilbo’s strange story of how he had “won” it, and I could not believe it. When I at last got the truth out of him, I saw at once that he had been trying to put his claim to the ring beyond doubt. Much like Gollum with his “birthday present”. The lies were too much alike for my comfort. Clearly the ring had an unwholesome power that set to work on its keeper at once. That was the first real warning I had that all was not well. I told Bilbo often that such rings were better left unused; but he resented it, and soon got angry. There was little else that I could do. I could not take it from him without doing greater harm; and I had no right to do so anyway. I could only watch and wait. I might perhaps have consulted Saruman the White, but something always held me back.’
Cornish[kw]
‘P’eur hwrug vy dalleth dismygi?’ ev a omwovynnas, ow hwithra y gov. ‘Dell berthav kov – y’n keth vlydhen an Konsel Gwynn dhe estewlel an nerth tewl a-dhiworth Koes Murkwud, nebes kyns an Vatel a Bymp Lu yth o, pan dhiskudhas Bylbo y vysow. Skeus a goedhas war ow holonn dhe’n termyn na, kyn na wrug vy godhvos an pyth a wrug own dhymm. My a omwovynnas lieskweyth fatell wrug Gollum kavoes Bysow Meur, dell o yn apert - henn o kler a-dhesempis. Ena my a glywas hwedhel koynt Bylbo, fatell wrug ev y waynya, ha ny’n krysis. Pan wrug vy klywes an gwiryoneth a-dhiworto, my a welas a-dhesempis fatell wrug ev assaya gorra y berghennogeth a’n bysow yn-mes a dhout. Haval orth Gollum gans y “ro-pennbloedh”. An gowyow o re haval hag yth esa anes genev. Apert o bos nerth drog dhe’n bysow a wre oberi orth y withor a-dhistowgh. Henn o an kynsa gwarnyans gwir dhymm na vos puptra da. My a leveri orth Bylbo lieskweyth dhe vos gwell gwitha bysow a’n par na anusys; mes nyns o henna da ganso, hag ev a dho ha bos serrys yn skon. Ny yllis vy gul travyth arall. Ny yllis vy y sesya diworto heb gul damaj brassa; ha ny via ewn my dhe wul yndella yn neb kas. Ny yllis vy gul moy es mires orto ha gortos. Martesen y talvia dhymm hwithra kusul Saruman Gwynn, mes neppyth a’m hedhi pup-prys.’