Властелин колец: Две башни
The Black Gate is Closed
Steelgleameddimlyonthebattlement.
`Well,hereweare!’saidSam.`Here’stheGate,anditlookstomeasifthat’saboutasfarasweareevergoingtoget.Myword,buttheGafferwouldhaveathingortwotosay,ifhesawmenow!OftensaidI’dcometoabadend,ifIdidn’twatchmystep,hedid.ButnowIdon’tsupposeI’lleverseetheoldfellowagain.He’llmisshischanceofItold’eeso,Sam:more’sthepity.Hecouldgoontellingmeaslongashe’dgotbreath,ifonlyIcouldseehisoldfaceagain.ButI’dhavetogetawashfirst,orhewouldn’tknowme.
`Isupposeit’snogoodasking"whatwaydowegonow?"Wecan’tgonofurther-unlesswewanttoasktheorcsforalift.’
`No,no!’saidGollum.`Nouse.Wecan’tgofurther.Sméagolsaidso.Hesaid:we’llgototheGate,andthenwe’llsee.Andwedosee.Oyes.myprecious,wedosee.Sméagolknewhobbitscouldnotgothisway.Oyes.Sméagolknew’
’Thenwhattheplaguedidyoubringusherefor?’saidSam,notfeelinginthemoodtobejustorreasonable.
`Mastersaidso.Mastersays:BringustotheGate.SogoodSméagoldoesso.Mastersaidso,wisemaster.’
’Idid,’saidFrodo.Hisfacewasgrimandset.butresolute.Hewasfilthy,haggard,andpinchedwithweariness,buthecowerednolonger,andhiseyeswereclear.`Isaidso,becauseIpurposetoenterMordor,andIknownootherway.ThereforeIshallgothisway.Idonotaskanyonetogowithme.’
`No,no,master!’wailedGollum;pawingathim,andseemingingreatdistress.
