Властелин колец: Две башни

           Afteralongtime(andthechantshowednosignsofslackening)hefoundhimselfwondering,sinceEntishwassuchan’unhasty’language,whethertheyhadyetgotfurtherthanGoodMorning;andifTreebeardwastocalltheroll,howmanydaysitwouldtaketosingalltheirnames.’IwonderwhattheEntishisforyesorno,’hethought.Heyawned.

           Treebeardwasimmediatelyawareofhim.’Hm,ha,hey,myPippin!’hesaid,andtheotherEntsallstoppedtheirchant.’Youareahastyfolk,Iwasforgetting;andanywayitiswearisomelisteningtoaspeechyoudonotunderstand.Youmaygetdownnow.IhavetoldyournamestotheEntmoot,andtheyhaveseenyou,andtheyhaveagreedthatyouarenotOrcs,andthatanewlineshallbeputintheoldlists.Wehavegotnofurtheryet,butthatisquickworkforanEntmoot.YouandMerrycanstrollaboutinthedingle,ifyoulike.Thereisawellofgoodwater,ifyouneedrefreshing,awayyonderinthenorthbank.TherearestillsomewordstospeakbeforetheMootreallybegins.Iwillcomeandseeyouagain,andtellyouhowthingsaregoing.’

           Heputthehobbitsdown.Beforetheywalkedaway,theybowedlow.ThisfeatseemedtoamusetheEntsverymuch,tojudgebythetoneoftheirmurmurs,andtheflickeroftheireyes;buttheysoonturnedbacktotheirownbusiness.MerryandPippinclimbedupthepaththatcameinfromthewest,andlookedthroughtheopeninginthegreathedge.