Властелин колец: Две башни
Flotsam and Jetsam
Treebeard’sdraughtsmaybenourishing,butonefeelstheneedofsomethingsolid.Andevenlembasisnonetheworseforachange.’
’YouhavedrunkofthewatersoftheEnts,haveyou?’saidLegolas.’Ah,thenIthinkitislikelythatGimli’seyesdonotdeceivehim.StrangesongshavebeensungofthedraughtsofFangorn.’
’Manystrangetaleshavebeentoldaboutthatland,’saidAragorn.’Ihaveneverenteredit.Come,tellmemoreaboutit,andabouttheEnts!’
’Ents,’saidPippin,’Entsare-wellEntsarealldifferentforonthing.Buttheireyesnow,theireyesareveryodd.’Hetriedafewfumblingwordsthattrailedoffintosilence.’Oh,well,’hewenton,’youhaveseensomeatadistance,already-theysawyouatanyrate,andreportedthatyouwereontheway-andyouwillseemanyothers,Iexpect,beforeyouleavehere.Youmustformyourownideas.’
’Now,now!’saidGimli.’Wearebeginningthestoryinthemiddle.Ishouldlikeataleintherightorder,startingwiththatstrangedaywhenourfellowshipwasbroken.’
’Youshallhaveit,ifthereistime,’saidMerry.’Butfirst-ifyouhavefinishedeating-youshallfillyourpipesandlightup.AndthenforalittlewhilewecanpretendthatweareallbacksafeatBreeagain,orinRivendell.’
Heproducedasmallleatherbagfulloftobacco.’Wehaveheapsofit,’hesaid;’andyoucanallpackasmuchasyouwish,whenwego.Wedidsomesalvage-workthismorning,PippinandI.Therearelotsofthingsfloatingabout.
