Властелин колец: Две башни
The Departure of Boromir
’Otherwisenothingcanbemadeoutforcertain.Allourfootprintsarehere,crossingandre-crossing.IcannottellwhetheranyofthehobbitshavecomebacksincethesearchforFrodobegan.’Hereturnedtothebank,closetowheretherillfromthespringtrickledoutintotheRiver.’Therearesomeclearprintshere,’hesaid.’Ahobbitwadedoutintothewaterandback;butIcannotsayhowlongago.’
’Howthendoyoureadthisriddle?’askedGimli.
Aragorndidnotansweratonce,butwentbacktothecamping-placeandlookedatthebaggage.’Twopacksaremissing.’hesaid,’andoneiscertainlySam’s:itwasratherlargeandheavy.Thisthenistheanswer:Frodohasgonebyboat,andhisservanthasgonewithhim.Frodomusthavereturnedwhilewewereallaway.ImetSamgoingupthehillandtoldhimtofollowme;butplainlyhedidnotdoso.HeguessedhismastersmindandcamebackherebeforeFrodohadgone.HedidnotfinditeasytoleaveSambehind!’
’Butwhyshouldheleaveusbehind,andwithoutaword?’saidGimli.’Thatwasastrangedeed!’
’Andabravedeed,’saidAragorn.’Samwasright,Ithink.FrododidnotwishtoleadanyfriendtodeathwithhiminMordor.Butheknewthathemustgohimself.Somethinghappenedafterheleftusthatovercamehisfearanddoubt.’
’MaybehuntingOrcscameonhimandhefled,’saidLegolas.
’Hefled,certainly,’saidAragorn,’butnot,Ithink,fromOrcs.’WhathethoughtwasthecauseofFrodo’ssuddenresolveandflightAragorndidnotsay.
