Властелин колец: Две башни
Flotsam and Jetsam
’"Wewantman-foodfortwenty-five,"theEntssaid,soyoucanseethatsomebodyhadcountedyourcompanycarefullybeforeyouarrived.Youthreewereevidentlymeanttogowiththegreatpeople.Butyouwouldnothavefaredanybetter.Wekeptasgoodaswesent,Ipromiseyou.Better,becausewesentnodrink.
’"Whataboutdrink?"IsaidtotheEnts.
’"ThereiswaterofIsen,"theysaid,"andthatisgoodenoughforEntsandMen."ButIhopethattheEntsmayhavefoundtimetobrewsomeoftheirdraughtsfromthemountain-springs,andweshallseeGandalf’sbeardcurlingwhenhereturns.AftertheEntshadgone,wefelttired,andhungry.Butwedidnotgrumble-ourlabourshadbeenwellrewarded.Itwasthroughoursearchforman-foodthatPippindiscoveredtheprizeofalltheflotsam,thoseHornblowerbarrels."Pipe-weedisbetterafterfood,"saidPippin;thatishowthesituationarose.’
’Weunderstanditallperfectlynow,’saidGimli.
’Allexceptonething,’saidAragorn:’leaffromtheSouthfarthinginIsengard.ThemoreIconsiderit,themorecuriousIfindit.IhaveneverbeeninIsengard,butIhavejourneyedinthisland,andIknowwelltheemptycountriesthatliebetweenRohanandtheShire.Neithergoodsnorfolkhavepassedthatwayformanyalongyear,notopenly.SarumanhadsecretdealingswithsomeoneintheShire,Iguess.WormtonguesmaybefoundinotherhousesthanKingThéoden’s.Wasthereadateonthebarrels?’
’Yes,’saidPippin
