Властелин колец: Две башни

           QuicklyÉomersethismeninreadiness.ThekingandthemenofhishouseholdwereintheHornburg,andtherealsoweremanyoftheWestfold-men.ButontheDeepingWallanditstower,andbehindit,Éomerarrayedmostofthestrengththathehad,forherethedefenceseemedmoredoubtful,iftheassaultweredeterminedandingreatforce.ThehorseswereledfaruptheDeepundersuchguardascouldbespared.

           TheDeepingWallwastwentyfeethigh,andsothickthatfourmencouldwalkabreastalongthetop,shelteredbyaparapetoverwhichonlyatallmancouldlook.Hereandtherewerecleftsinthestonethroughwhichmencouldshoot.ThisbattlementcouldbereachedbyastairrunningdownfromadoorintheoutercourtoftheHornburg;threeflightsofstepsledalsoupontothewallfromtheDeepbehind;butinfrontitwassmooth,andthegreatstonesofitweresetwithsuchskillthatnofootholdcouldbefoundattheirjoints,andatthetoptheyhungoverlikeasea-delvedcliff.

           Gimlistoodleaningagainstthebreastworkuponthewall.Legolassataboveontheparapet,fingeringhisbow,andpeeringoutintothegloom.

           ’Thisismoretomyliking,’saidthedwarf,stampingonthestones.’Evermyheartrisesaswedrawnearthemountains.Thereisgoodrockhere.Thiscountryhastoughbones.Ifelttheminmyfeetaswecameupfromthedike.GivemeayearandahundredofmykinandIwouldmakethisaplacethatarmieswouldbreakuponlikewater.’

           ’Idonotdoubtit,’saidLegolas.’Butyouareadwarf,anddwarvesarestrangefolk.