Властелин колец: Две башни
The Taming of Sméagol
Andwherearetheygoinginthesecoldhardlands,wewonders,yeswewonders?’Helookedupatthem,andafaintlightofcunningandeagernessflickeredforasecondinhispaleblinkingeyes.
Samscowledathim,andsuckedhisteeth;butheseemedtosensethattherewassomethingoddabouthismaster’smoodandthatthematterwasbeyondargument.AllthesamehewasamazedatFrodo’sreply.
FrodolookedstraightintoGollum’seyeswhichflinchedandtwistedaway.`Youknowthat,oryouguesswellenough,Sméagol,’hesaid.quietlyandsternly.`WearegoingtoMordor,ofcourse.Andyouknowthewaythere,Ibelieve.’
`Ach!sss!’saidGollum,coveringhisearswithhishands,asifsuchfrankness,andtheopenspeakingofthenames,hurthim.`Weguessed,yesweguessed,’hewhispered;`andwedidn’twantthemtogo,didwe?No,precious,notthenicehobbits.Ashes,ashes,anddust,andthirstthereis;andpits,pits,pits,andOrcs,thousandsofOrcses.Nicehobbitsmustn’tgoto-sss-thoseplaces.’
`Soyouhavebeenthere?’Frodoinsisted.`Andyou’rebeingdrawnbackthere,aren’tyou?’
`Yess.Yess.No!’shriekedGollum.`Once,byaccidentitwas,wasn’tit,precious?Yes,byaccident.Butwewon’tgoback,no,no!’Thensuddenlyhisvoiceandlanguagechanged,andhesobbedinhisthroat,andspokebutnottothem.`Leavemealone,gollum!Youhurtme.Omypoorhands,gollum!I,we,Idon’twanttocomeback.Ican’tfindit.Iamtired.I,wecan’tfindit,gollum,gollum,no,nowhere.They’realwaysawake.
