Властелин колец: Две башни
The Taming of Sméagol
withtheirbackstothestonywall,restingtheirlegs.Therewasnoneedforanyarrangementbyword:theyknewthattheymustnotsleepforamoment.Slowlythemoonwentby.Shadowsfelldownfromthehills,andallgrewdarkbeforethem.Thestarsgrewthickandbrightintheskyabove.Noonestirred.Gollumsatwithhislegsdrawnup,kneesunderchin,flathandsandfeetsplayedontheground,hiseyesclosed;butheseemedtense,asifthinkingorlistening.
FrodolookedacrossatSam.Theireyesmetandtheyunderstood.Theyrelaxed,leaningtheirheadsback,andshuttingtheireyesorseemingto.Soonthesoundoftheirsoftbreathingcouldbeheard.Gollum’shandstwitchedalittle.Hardlyperceptiblyhisheadmovedtotheleftandtheright,andfirstoneeyeandthentheotheropenedaslit.Thehobbitsmadenosign.
Suddenly,withstartlingagilityandspeed,straightoffthegroundwithajumplikeagrasshopperorafrog.Gollumboundedforwardintothedarkness.ButthatwasjustwhatFrodoandSamhadexpected.Samwasonhimbeforehehadgonetwopacesafterhisspring.Frodocomingbehindgrabbedhislegandthrewhim.
’Yourropemightproveusefulagain,Sam.’hesaid.
Samgotouttherope.’Andwherewereyouofftointhecoldhardlands,Mr.Gollum?’hegrowled.’Wewonders.aye,wewonders.Tofindsomeofyourorc-friends,Iwarrant.Younastytreacherouscreature.It’sroundyourneckthisropeoughttogo,andatightnoosetoo.’
Gollumlayquietandtriednofurthertricks.
