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About her feet in wide vessels of green and brown earthenware, white water-lilies were floating, so that she seemed to be enthroned in the midst of a pool. Enter, good guests. she said, and as she spoke they knew that it was her clear voice they had heard singing. They came a few timid steps further into the room, and began to bow low, feeling strangely surprised and awkward, like folk that, knocking at a cottage door to beg for a drink of water, have been answered by a fair young elf-queen clad in living flowers. But before they could say anything, she sprang lightly up and over the lily-bowls, and ran laughing towards them; and as she ran her gown rustled softly like the wind in the flowering borders of a river. Come dear folk. she said, taking Frodo by the hand. Laugh and be merry. I am Goldberry, daughter of the River. Then lightly she passed them and closing the door she turned her back to it, with her white arms spread out across it. Let us shut out the night. she said. For you are still afraid, perhaps, of mist and tree-shadows and deep water, and untame things. Fear nothing. For tonight you are under the roof of Tom Bombadil. The hobbits looked at her in wonder; and she looked at each of them and smiled. Fair lady Goldberry. said Frodo at last, feeling his heart moved with a joy that he did not understand. He stood as he had at times stood enchanted by fair elven-voices; but the spell that was now laid upon him was different: less keen and lofty was the delight, but deeper and nearer to mortal heart; marvellous and yet not strange. Fair lady Goldberry. he said again. Now the joy that was hidden in the songs we heard is made plain to me. 124 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS O slender as a willow-wand. O clearer than clear water. O reed by the living pool. Fair River-daughter. O spring-time and summer-time, and spring again after. O wind on the waterfall, and the leaves laughter. 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