Властелин колец: Две башни

           Hehummedtohimselfdeeplyandthoughtfully,butMerryandPippincaughtnoproperwords:itsoundedlikeboom,boom,rumboom,boorar,boom,boom,dahrarboomboom,dahrarboom,andsoonwithaconstantchangeofnoteandrhythm.Nowandagaintheythoughttheyheardananswer,ahumoraquiverofsound,thatseemedtocomeoutoftheearth,orfromboughsabovetheirheads,orperhapsfromthebolesofthetrees;butTreebearddidnotstoporturnhisheadtoeitherside.

           Theyhadbeengoingforalongwhile-Pippinhadtriedtokeepcountofthe’ent-strides’buthadfailed,gettinglostataboutthreethousand-whenTreebeardbegantoslackenhispace.Suddenlyhestopped,putthehobbitsdown,andraisedhiscurledhandstohismouthsothattheymadeahollowtube;thenhebleworcalledthroughthem.Agreathoom,homrangoutlikeadeep-throatedhorninthewoods,andseemedtoechofromthetrees.Farofftherecamefromseveraldirectionsasimilarhoom,hom,hoomthatwasnotanechobutananswer.

           TreebeardnowperchedMerryandPippinonhisshouldersandstrodeonagain,everynowandthensendingoutanotherhorn-call,andeachtimetheanswerscamelouderandnearer.Inthiswaytheycameatlasttowhatlookedlikeanimpenetrablewallofdarkevergreentrees,treesofakindthatthehobbitshadneverseenbefore:theybranchedoutrightfromtheroots,andweredenselycladindarkglossyleaveslikethornlessholly,andtheyboremanystiffuprightflower-spikeswithlargeshiningolive-colouredbuds.