Властелин колец: Две башни

           AllSaruman’speopleweremarchingaway.Idon’tknowmuchaboutthiswar,orabouttheHorsemenofRohan,butSarumanseemstohavemeanttofinishoffthekingandallhismenwithonefinalblow.HeemptiedIsengard.Isawtheenemygo:endlesslinesofmarchingOrcs;andtroopsofthemmountedongreatwolves.AndtherewerebattalionsofMen,too.Manyofthemcarriedtorches,andintheflareIcouldseetheirfaces.Mostofthemwereordinarymen,rathertallanddark-haired,andgrimbutnotparticularlyevil-looking.Butthereweresomeothersthatwerehorrible:man-high,butwithgoblin-faces,sallow,leering,squint-eyed.Doyouknow,theyremindedmeatonceofthatSoutherneratBree:onlyhewasnotsoobviouslyorc-likeasmostofthesewere.’

           ’Ithoughtofhimtoo,’saidAragorn.’Wehadmanyofthesehalf-orcstodealwithatHelm’sDeep.ItseemsplainnowthatthatSouthernerwasaspyofSaruman’s;butwhetherhewasworkingwiththeBlackRiders,orforSarumanalone,Idonotknow.Itisdifficultwiththeseevilfolktoknowwhentheyareinleague,andwhentheyarecheatingoneanother.’

           ’Well,ofallsortstogether,theremusthavebeententhousandattheveryleast,’saidMerry.’Theytookanhourtopassoutofthegates.SomewentoffdownthehighwaytotheFords,andsometurnedawayµandwenteastward.Abridgehasbeenbuiltdownthere,aboutamileaway,wheretheriverrunsinaverydeepchannel.Youcouldseeitnow,ifyoustoodup.Theywereallsingingwithharshvoices,andlaughing,makingahideousdin.