Curious Pippin found and soon after, in Rohan, gazed into Saruman""spalantir(a magical crystal ball) and foresaw the future ("a glimpse of the enemy""s plan") -- "a white tree in a courtyard of stone", interpreted by Gandalf as the burning Gondor city of Minas Tirith ("the City of kings") - the next location of Middle-Earth Men that Sauron would raze to the ground.Anton makes elaborate plans to put on an intimate dinner party at the club with his speech coach serving as host and chaperone.Her fiancee is a promising, but penniless legal student who plans to marry her after passing his exams (and becoming a "real lawyer").Soon, he will be robbed of all familiar surroundings, bearings and comforts.Bewildered, Thornhill is driven in a Cadillac limousine o a Long Island (Glen Cove) country estate, a large mansion with stone columns and a sign bearing the name "Townsend.