“听这个吧。”

Elrond取下巴赫，换上了卡鲁索。Thranduil坐回扶手椅，整个身体放松下来。他们从Core 'Ngrato[3]听到Una Furtiva Iagrima[4]，最后是E Lucevan Le Stelle[5]。暖黄的灯光不十分明亮，黑胶唱机发出哗啦哗啦的杂音，醇厚的声音遥远又清晰，显得屋里格外静谧。

“And the stars were shining.

And the earth was scented.

The gate of the garden creaked

And a footstep grazed the sand...

Fragrant, she entered,

And fell into my arms.

……”[6]

“对不起，我打扰了你们吗？”Celebrian突然推门进来，“要吹生日蜡烛了。”

“没有，当然没有。”Elrond站起来，垂着眼睛走到妻子身边。他罕有地横过手臂揽住妻子的肩膀。