Властелин колец: Две башни
Flotsam and Jetsam
’Letmesee,whatistoday?’
’ThefifthofMarchintheShire-reckoning,’saidAragorn.Pippinmadesomecalculationsonhisfingers.’Onlyninedaysago!’hesaid.1’Itseemsayearsincewewerecaught.Well,thoughhalfofitwaslikeabaddream,Ireckonthatthreeveryhorribledaysfollowed.Merrywillcorrectme,ifIforgetanythingimportant:Iamnotgoingintodetails:thewhipsandthefilthandstenchandallthat;itdoesnotbearremembering.’WiththatheplungedintoanaccountofBoromir’slastfightandtheorc-marchfromEmynMuiltotheForest.Theothersnoddedasthevariouspointswerefittedinwiththeirguesses.
’Herearesometreasuresthatyouletfall,’saidAragorn.’Youwillbegladtohavethemback.’Heloosenedhisbeltfromunderhiscloakandtookfromitthetwosheathedknives.
’Well!’saidMerry.’Ineverexpectedtoseethoseagain!Imarkedafeworcswithmine;butUglúktookthemfromus.Howheglared!AtfirstIthoughthewasgoingtostabme,buthethrewthethingsawayasiftheyburnedhim.’
’Andherealsoisyourbrooch,Pippin,’saidAragorn.’Ihavekeptitsafe,foritisaverypreciousthing.’
’Iknow,’saidPippin.’Itwasawrenchtoletitgo;butwhatelsecouldIdo?’
’Nothingelse,’answeredAragorn.’Onewhocannotcastawayatreasureatneedisinfetters.Youdidrightly.’
’Thecuttingofthebandsonyourwrists,thatwassmartwork!’saidGimli.’Luckservedyouthere;butyouseizedyourchancewithbothhands,onemightsay.’
