Властелин колец: Две башни
The Taming of Sméagol
Icouldseenothing,nothingatall,untilthegreyropecamedown.Itseemedtoshimmersomehow.’
`Itdoeslooksortofsilverinthedark,’saidSam.`Nevernoticeditbefore,thoughIcan’trememberasI’veeverhaditoutsinceIfirststowedit.Butifyou’resosetonclimbing,Mr.Frodo,howareyougoingtouseit?Thirtyells,orsay,abouteighteenfathom:that’snomorethanyourguessattheheightofthecliff.’
Frodothoughtforawhile.`Makeitfasttothatstump,Sam!’hesaid.`ThenIthinkyoushallhaveyourwishthistimeandgofirst.I’llloweryou,andyouneeddonomorethanuseyourfeetandhandstofendyourselfofftherock.Though,ifyouputyourweightonsomeoftheledgesandgivemearest,itwillhelp.Whenyou’redown,I’llfollow.Ifeelquitemyselfagainnow.’
’Verywell,’saidSamheavily.`Ifitmustbe,let’sgetitover!’Hetookuptheropeandmadeitfastoverthestumpnearesttothebrink;thentheotherendhetiedabouthisownwaist.Reluctantlyheturnedandpreparedtogoovertheedgeasecondtime.
Itdidnot,however,turnouthalfasbadashehadexpected.Theropeseemedtogivehimconfidence,thoughheshuthiseyesmorethanoncewhenhelookeddownbetweenhisfeet.Therewasoneawkwardspot,wheretherewasnoledgeandthewallwassheerandevenundercutforashortspace;thereheslippedandswungoutonthesilverline.ButFrodoloweredhimslowlyandsteadily,anditwasoveratlast.
