Властелин колец: Две башни
Flotsam and Jetsam
’Andyouneednotturnupyournoseattheprovender,MasterGimli,’saidMerry.’Thisisnotorc-stuff,butman-food,asTreebeardcallsit.Willyouhavewineorbeer?There’sabarrelinsidethere-verypassable.Andthisisfirst-ratesaltedpork.OrIcancutyousomerashersofbaconandbroilthem,ifyoulike.Iamsorrythereisnogreenstuff:thedeliverieshavebeenratherinterruptedinthelastfewdays!Icannotofferyouanythingtofollowbutbutterandhoneyforyourbread.Areyoucontent?’
’Indeedyes,’saidGimli.’Thescoreismuchreduced.’
Thethreeweresoonbusywiththeirmeal;andthetwohobbits,unabashed,settoasecondtime.’Wemustkeepourguestscompany,’theysaid.
’Youarefullofcourtesythismorning,’laughedLegolas.’Butmaybe.ifwehadnotarrived,youwouldalreadyhavebeenkeepingoneanothercompanyagain.’
’Maybe;andwhynot?’saidPippin.’WehadfoulfarewiththeOrcs,andlittleenoughfordaysbeforethat.Itseemsalongwhilesincewecouldeattoheart’scontent.’
’Itdoesnotseemtohavedoneyouanyharm,’saidAragorn.’Indeedyoulookinthebloomofhealth.’
’Aye,youdoindeed,’saidGimli,lookingthemupanddownoverthetopofhiscup.’Why,yourhairistwiceasthickandcurlyaswhenweparted;andIwouldswearthatyouhavebothgrownsomewhat,ifthatispossibleforhobbitsofyourage.ThisTreebeardatanyratehasnotstarvedyou.’
’Hehasnot,’saidMerry.’ButEntsonlydrink,anddrinkisnotenoughforcontent.
