Властелин колец: Две башни

           ’Itwasanorc-weapon,’hesaid,holdingitgingerly,andlookingwithdisgustatthecarvedhandle:ithadbeenshapedlikeahideousheadwithsquintingeyesandleeringmouth.

           ’Well,hereisthestrangestriddlethatwehaveyetfound!’exclaimedLegolas.’AboundprisonerescapesbothfromtheOrcsandfromthesurroundinghorsemen.Hethenstops,whilestillintheopen,andcutshisbondswithanorc-knife.Buthowandwhy?Forifhislegsweretied,howdidhewalk?Andifhisarmsweretied,howdidheusetheknife?Andifneitherweretied,whydidhecutthecordsatall?Beingpleasedwithhisskill,hethensatdownandquietlyatesomewaybread!Thatatleastisenoughtoshowthathewasahobbit,withoutthemallorn-leaf.Afterthat,Isuppose,heturnedhisarmsintowingsandflewawaysingingintothetrees.Itshouldbeeasytofindhim:weonlyneedwingsourselves!’

           ’Therewassorceryhererightenough,’saidGimli.’Whatwasthatoldmandoing?Whathaveyoutosay,Aragorn,tothereadingofLegolas.Canyoubetterit?’

           ’Maybe,Icould,’saidAragorn,smiling.’Therearesomeothersignsnearathandthatyouhavenotconsidered.Iagreethattheprisonerwasahobbitandmusthavehadeitherlegsorhandsfree,beforehecamehere.Iguessthatitwashands,becausetheriddlethenbecomeseasier,andalsobecause,asIreadthemarks,hewascarriedtothispointbyanOrc.Bloodwasspilledthere,afewpacesaway,orc-blood.