Властелин колец: Две башни

           AlsoIdrinkquickly,andgooutwhilesomearestillwettingtheirbeards.Comewithme!’

           Hereacheddowntwoshapelyarmsandgavealong-fingeredhandtoeachofthehobbits.Allthatdaytheywalkedaboutinthewoodswithhim,singing,andlaughing;forQuickbeamoftenlaughed.Helaughedifthesuncameoutfrombehindacloud,helaughediftheycameuponastreamorspring:thenhestoopedandsplashedhisfeetandheadwithwater;helaughedsometimesatsomesoundorwhisperinthetrees.Wheneverhesawarowan-treehehaltedawhilewithhisarmsstretchedout,andsang,andswayedashesang.

           Atnightfallhebroughtthemtohisent-house:nothingmorethanamossystonesetuponturvesunderagreenbank.Rowan-treesgrewinacircleaboutit,andtherewaswater(asinallent-houses),aspringbubblingoutfromthebank.Theytalkedforawhileasdarknessfellontheforest.NotfarawaythevoicesoftheEntmootcouldbeheardstillgoingon;butnowtheyseemeddeeperandlessleisurely,andeverynowandagainonegreatvoicewouldriseinahighandquickeningmusic,whilealltheothersdiedaway.ButbesidethemBregaladspokegentlyintheirowntongue,almostwhispering;andtheylearnedthathebelongedtoSkinbark’speople,andthecountrywheretheyhadlivedhadbeenravaged.Thatseemedtothehobbitsquiteenoughtoexplainhis’hastiness’,atleastinthematterofOrcs.