Властелин колец: Две башни
Flotsam and Jetsam
’WesawacloudofsmokeandsteamfromthesouthlastnightwhenwecametothemouthofNanCurunír,’saidAragorn.’WefearedthatSarumanwasbrewingsomenewdevilryforus.’
’Nothe!’saidPippin.’Hewasprobablychokingandnotlaughinganymore.Bythemorning,yesterdaymorning,thewaterhadsunkdownintoalltheholes,andtherewasadensefog.Wetookrefugeinthatguardroomoverthere;andwehadratherafright.Thelakebegantooverflowandpouroutthroughtheoldtunnel,andthewaterwasrapidlyrisingupthesteps.WethoughtweweregoingtogetcaughtlikeOrcsinahole;butwefoundawindingstairatthebackofthestore-roomthatbroughtusoutontopofthearch.Itwasasqueezetogetout,asthepassageshadbeencrackedandhalfblockedwithfallenstonenearthetop.TherewesathighupabovethefloodsandwatchedthedrowningofIsengard.TheEntskeptonpouringinmorewater,tillallthefireswerequenchedandeverycavefilled.Thefogsslowlygatheredtogetherandsteamedupintoahugeumbrellaofcloud:itmusthavebeenamilehigh.Intheeveningtherewasagreatrainbowovertheeasternhills;andthenthesunsetwasblottedoutbyathickdrizzleonthemountain-sides.Itallwentveryquiet.Afewwolveshowledmournfully,faraway.TheEntsstoppedtheinflowinthenight,andsenttheIsenbackintoitsoldcourse.Andthatwastheendofitall.
’Sincethenthewaterhasbeensinkingagain.Theremustbeoutletssomewherefromthecavesunderneath,Ithink.
