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The Lost Road (Númenórean Chapters)

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Volume: The Lost Road and other writings
Chapter: The Lost Road
Pages: 57–70
Paragraph count: 93
Token count: 5,954

Citation Index

Page numbers refer to the setting used by all editions other than mass-market paperbacks.

p57
Chapter III
Elendil was walking
p57–58
He came at
p58
‘Eressëa, Eressëa!’ he
He passed under
Elendil stood and
He sighed. ‘I
p59
‘Herendil!’ he called,
And even as
At length there
‘Man-ie, atto, man-ie?’
For a brief
‘Where art thou?’
‘Here!’
‘I cannot see
‘I am upon
Elendil looked up;
‘Of what art
‘I am thinking;
‘I know thou
He looked down
‘How thou dost
p59–60
‘Why dost thou
p60
Elendil sighed. ‘Then
There was a
‘From Eärendel the
‘Why then may
‘What dost thou
‘Thou knowest. Did
‘What callest thou
‘Were the Gods
‘Who knoweth? For
‘They say now
‘What is that?’
‘Thou knowest: to
p61
‘Yea, so I
‘Yes. There are
‘I bring no
‘But others of
‘Sauron knoweth, verily;
‘Thou art mad,’
‘Who are they,
‘Do not ask!
p61–62
Atarinya tye-meláne, my
p62
The sun had
Elendil shivered. ‘Behold,
‘What dost thou
‘It is decreed
The light was
Above them rose
Now her voice
p63
Ilu Ilúvatar en
ar antaróta mannar
The Father made
So sang Fíriel
‘E man antaváro?
‘She should not
‘I know what
Chapter IV
Herendil lay on
But cool air
p63–64
‘There is Ilúvatar,
p64
‘After a great
‘Eärendel was son
p64–65
‘And they recalled
p65
‘But why should
‘Save to escape
‘They say not
‘But the decree
p66
‘Maybe it doth,’
‘But why should
‘The Eressëans are
‘There were no
‘It seems that
p67
‘Guards were set
‘He stood upon
‘And it seemed
‘And behold what
‘Wherefore Sauron hath
p67–68
‘We had no
p68
‘Yet Morgoth cometh
‘Is there a
‘There is a
‘Yea: that one
p68–69
‘Sauron deceiveth us
p69
Herendil got suddenly
Elendil leant forward
‘Reported to thee?
‘Even what I
‘But thou speakest
p69–70
‘I am a
p70
‘Atarinya tye-meláne,’ said
‘I stay, father.’