Властелин колец: Две башни

           ’ThatiswhatIhoped.NowIcangoandturntoothermatterswithonecaretheless.Butyoumustbewary.Thewatershavegonedown.Itwillnotbeenoughtoputsentinelsroundthetower,Ifear.IdonotdoubtthatthereweredeepwaysdelvedunderOrthanc,andthatSarumanhopestogoandcomeunmarked,beforelong.Ifyouwillundertakethelabour,Ibegyoutopourinthewatersagain;anddoso,untilIsengardremainsastandingpool,oryoudiscovertheoutlets.Whenalltheundergroundplacesaredrowned,andtheoutletsblocked,thenSarumanmuststayupstairsandlookoutofthewindows.’

           ’LeaveittotheEnts!’saidTreebeard.’Weshallsearchthevalleyfromheadtofootandpeerundereverypebble.Treesarecomingbacktolivehere,oldtrees,wildtrees.TheWatchwoodwewillcallit.Notasquirrelwillgohere,butIshallknowofit.LeaveittoEnts!Untilseventimestheyearsinwhichhetormentedushavepassed,weshallnottireofwatchinghim.’

           Chapter11

           ThePalantír

           ThesunwassinkingbehindthelongwesternarmofthemountainswhenGandalfandhiscompanions,andthekingwithhisRiders,setoutagainfromIsengard.GandalftookMerrybehindhim,andAragorntookPippin.Twooftheking’smenwentonahead,ridingswiftly,andpassedsoonoutofsightdownintothevalley.Theothersfollowedataneasypace.

           Entsinasolemnrowstoodlikestatuesatthegate,withtheirlongarmsuplifted,buttheymadenosound.MerryandPippinlookedback,whentheyhadpassedsomewaydownthewindingroad.