Властелин колец: Две башни

           IthoughtthingslookedveryblackforRohan.ButTreebearddidnotmove.Hesaid:’MybusinessiswithIsengardtonight,withrockandstone.’

           ’But,thoughIcouldnotseewhatwashappeninginthedark,IbelievethatHuornsbegantomovesouth,assoonasthegateswereshutagain.TheirbusinesswaswithOrcsIthink.Theywerefardownthevalleyinthemorning;oranyratetherewasashadowtherethatonecouldn’tseethrough.

           ’AssoonasSarumanhadsentoffallhisarmy,ourturncame.Treebeardputusdown,andwentuptothegates,andbeganhammeringonthedoors,andcallingforSaruman.Therewasnoanswer,exceptarrowsandstonesfromthewalls.ButarrowsarenouseagainstEnts.Theyhurtthem,ofcourse,andinfuriatethem:likestingingflies.ButanEntcanbestuckasfulloforc-arrowsasapin-cushion,andtakenoseriousharm.Theycannotbepoisoned,foronething;andtheirskinseemstobeverythick,andtougherthanbark.Ittakesaveryheavyaxe-stroketowoundthemseriously.Theydon’tlikeaxes.Buttherewouldhavetobeagreatmanyaxe-mentooneEnt:amanthathacksonceatanEntnevergetsachanceofasecondblow.ApunchfromanEnt-fistcrumplesupironlikethintin.

           ’WhenTreebeardhadgotafewarrowsinhim,hebegantowarmup,togetpositively"hasty",ashewouldsay.Heletoutagreathoom-hom,andadozenmoreEntscamestridingup.AnangryEntisterrifying.Theirfingers,andtheirtoes,justfreezeontorock;andtheytearituplikebread-crust.