Gandalf to Theoden...

[Kuruharan]

A few pages on down the way...

Not indeed that prize that which Saruman desires above all else, but at least two members of my Company, sharers of a secret hope, of which even to you, lord, I cannot yet speak openly.

That may mean that he just can't talk about it in front of everyone, but it may also mean that Gandalf had not mentioned it to Theoden before.

[ September 20, 2003: Message edited by: Kuruharan ]