Властелин колец: Две башни

           AlreadysomehadpassedintothejawsoftheDeepandwereamongthehorses,fightingwiththeguards.

           DownfromthewallleaptGimliwithafiercecrythatechoedinthecliffs.’Khazâd!Khazâd!’Hesoonhadworkenough.

           ’Ai-oi!’heshouted.’TheOrcsarebehindthewall.Ai-oi!Come,Legolas!Thereareenoughforusboth.Khazâdai-mênu!’

           GamlingtheOldlookeddownfromtheHornburg,hearingthegreatvoiceofthedwarfaboveallthetumult.’TheOrcsareintheDeep!’hecried.’Helm!Helm!ForthHelmingas.heshoutedasheleapeddownthestairfromtheRockwithmanymenofWestfoldathisback.

           Theironsetwasfierceandsudden,andtheOrcsgavewaybeforethem.Erelongtheywerehemmedininthenarrowsofthegorge,andallwereslainordrivenshriekingintothechasmoftheDeeptofallbeforetheguardiansofthehiddencaves.

           ’Twenty-one!’criedGimli.Hehewedatwo-handedstrokeandlaidthelastOrcbeforehisfeet.’NowmycountpassesMasterLegolasagain.’

           ’Wemuststopthisrat-hole,’saidGamling.’Dwarvesaresaidtobecunningfolkwithstone.Lendusyouraid,master!’

           ’Wedonotshapestonewithbattle-axes,norwithourfinger-nails,’saidGimli.’ButIwillhelpasImay.’

           Theygatheredsuchsmallbouldersandbrokenstonesastheycouldfindtohand,andunderGimli’sdirectiontheWestfold-menblockeduptheinnerendoftheculvert,untilonlyanarrowoutletremained.