Властелин колец: Две башни
The Taming of Sméagol
Thundergrowledandrumbledinthedistance,andtherainwasstillfallingheavily.Thehobbitscrawledawaybackintothegully;buttheydidnotfindmuchshelterthere.Rillsofwaterbegantorundown;soontheygrewtoaspatethatsplashedandfumedonthestones,andspoutedoutoverthecliffliketheguttersofavastroof.
`Ishouldhavebeenhalfdrowneddownthere,orwashedcleanoff,’saidFrodo.’Whatapieceofluckyouhadthatrope!’
`BetterluckifI’dthoughtofitsooner,’saidSam.’Maybeyourememberthemputtingtheropesintheboats,aswestartedoff:intheelvishcountry.Itookafancytoit,andIstowedacoilinmypack.Yearsago,itseems."Itmaybeahelpinmanyneeds,"hesaid:Haldir,oroneofthosefolk.Andhespokeright.’
`ApityIdidn’tthinkofbringinganotherlength,’saidFrodo;`butIlefttheCompanyinsuchahurryandconfusion.Ifonlywehadenoughwecoulduseittogetdown.Howlongisyourrope,Iwonder?’
Sampaiditoutslowly,measuringitwithhisarms:’Five,ten,twenty,thirtyells,moreorless,’hesaid.
’Who’dhavethoughtit!’Frodoexclaimed.
`Ah!Whowould?’saidSam.`Elvesarewonderfulfolk.Itlooksabitthin,butit’stough;andsoftasmilktothehand.Packsclosetoo,andaslightaslight.Wonderfulfolktobesure!’
`Thirtyells!’saidFrodoconsidering.’Ibelieveitwouldbeenough.Ifthestormpassesbeforenightfall,I’mgoingtotryit.’
