Властелин колец: Две башни
Flotsam and Jetsam
IamthemasterofIsengardnow,butSarumanislockedinhistower;andyoucangothereandgivehimallthemessagesthatyoucanthinkof."
’"Letmego,letmego!"saidWormtongue."Iknowtheway."
’"Youknewtheway,Idon’tdoubt,"saidTreebeard."Butthingshavechangedherealittle.Goandsee!"
’HeletWormtonguego,andhelimpedoffthroughthearchwithusclosebehind,untilhecameinsidetheringandcouldseeallthefloodsthatlaybetweenhimandOrthanc.Thenheturnedtous.
’"Letmegoaway!"hewhined."Letmegoaway!Mymessagesareuselessnow."
’"Theyareindeed,"saidTreebeard."Butyouhaveonlytwochoices:tostaywithmeuntilGandalfandyourmasterarrive;ortocrossthewater.Whichwillyouhave?"
’Themanshiveredatthementionofhismaster,andputafootintothewater;buthedrewback."Icannotswim,"hesaid.
’"Thewaterisnotdeep,"saidTreebeard."Itisdirty,butthatwillnotharmyou,MasterWormtongue.Inyougonow!"
’Withthatthewretchflounderedoffintotheflood.Itroseupnearlytohisneckbeforehegottoofarawayformetoseehim.ThelastIsawofhimwasclingingtosomeoldbarrelorpieceofwood.ButTreebeardwadedafterhim,andwatchedhisprogress.
’"Well,hehasgonein,"hesaidwhenhereturned."Isawhimcrawlingupthestepslikeadraggledrat.Thereissomeoneinthetowerstill:ahandcameoutandpulledhimin.Sothereheis,andIhopethewelcomeistohisliking.NowImustgoandwashmyselfcleanoftheslime.
