Властелин колец: Две башни
The Taming of Sméagol
`No,Ican’tthinkhow,beggingyourpardon,’hesaid.`ButIdon’tlikeleavingit,andthat’safact.’Hestrokedtherope’sendandshookitgently.`ItgoeshardpartingwithanythingIbroughtoutoftheElf-country.MadebyGaladrielherself,too,maybe.Galadriel,’hemurmurednoddinghisheadmournfully.Helookedupandgaveonelastpulltotheropeasifinfarewell.
Tothecompletesurpriseofboththehobbitsitcameloose.Samfellover,andthelonggreycoilsslitheredsilentlydownontopofhim.Frodolaughed.`Whotiedtherope?’hesaid.`Agoodthingitheldaslongasitdid!TothinkthatItrustedallmyweighttoyourknot!’
Samdidnotlaugh.`Imaynotbemuchgoodatclimbing,Mr.Frodo,’hesaidininjuredtones,`butIdoknowsomethingaboutropeandaboutknots.It’sinthefamily,asyoumightsay.Why,mygrand-dad,andmyuncleAndyafterhim,himthatwastheGaffer’seldestbrotherhehadarope-walkoverbyTighfieldmanyayear.AndIputasfastahitchoverthestumpasanyonecouldhavedone,intheShireoroutofit.’
`Thentheropemusthavebroken-frayedontherock-edge,Iexpect,’saidFrodo.
`Ibetitdidn’t!’saidSaminanevenmoreinjuredvoice.Hestoopedandexaminedtheends.`Norithasn’tneither.Notastrand!’
’ThenI’mafraiditmusthavebeentheknot,’saidFrodo.
Samshookhisheadanddidnotanswer.Hewaspassingtheropethroughhisfingersthoughtfully.`Haveityourownway,Mr.
