Властелин колец: Две башни
The Taming of Sméagol
Dwarves,Men,andElves,terribleElveswithbrighteyes.Ican’tfindit.Ach!’Hegotupandclenchedhislonghandintoabonyfleshlessknot,shakingittowardstheEast.’Wewon’t!’hecried.’Notforyou.’Thenhecollapsedagain.’Gollum,gollum,’hewhimperedwithhisfacetotheground.’Don’tlookatus!Goaway!Gotosleep!’
`Hewillnotgoawayorgotosleepatyourcommand,Sméagol,’saidFrodo.`Butifyoureallywishtobefreeofhimagain.thenyoumusthelpme.AndthatIfearmeansfindingusapathtowardshim.Butyouneednotgoalltheway,notbeyondthegatesofhisland.’
Gollumsatupagainandlookedathimunderhiseyelids.’He’soverthere,’hecackled.`Alwaysthere.Orcswilltakeyoualltheway.EasytofindOrcseastoftheRiver.Don’taskSméagol.Poor,poorSméagol,hewentawaylongago.TheytookhisPrecious,andhe’slostnow.’
`Perhapswe’llfindhimagain,ifyoucomewithus,’saidFrodo.
’No,no,never!He’slosthisPrecious,’saidGollum.
’Getup!’saidFrodo.
Gollumstoodupandbackedawayagainstthecliff.
`Now!’saidFrodo.’Canyoufindapatheasierbydayorbynight?We’retired;butifyouchoosethenight,we’llstarttonight.’
`Thebiglightshurtoureyes,theydo,’Gollumwhined.`NotundertheWhiteFace,notyet.Itwillgobehindthehillssoon,yess.Restabitfirst,nicehobbits!’
`Thensitdown,’saidFrodo,`anddon’tmove!’
Thehobbitsseatedthemselvesbesidehim,oneoneitherside.
