Властелин колец: Две башни
The Taming of Sméagol
HedidnotanswerSam,butgavehimaswiftvenomouslook.
`Allweneedissomethingtokeepaholdonhim,’saidFrodo.’Wewanthimtowalk,soit’snogoodtyinghislegs-orhisarms.heseemstousethemnearlyasmuch.Tieoneendtohisankle,andkeepagripontheotherend.’
HestoodoverGollum,whileSamtiedtheknot.Theresultsurprisedthemboth.Gollumbegantoscream,athin,tearingsound,veryhorribletohear.Hewrithed,andtriedtogethismouthtohisankleandbitetherope.Hekeptonscreaming.
AtlastFrodowasconvincedthathereallywasinpain;butitcouldnotbefromtheknot.Heexamineditandfoundthatitwasnottootight,indeedhardlytightenough.Samwasgentlerthanhiswords.’What’sthematterwithyou?’hesaid.`Ifyouwilltrytorunaway.youmustbetied;butwedon’twishtohurtyou.’
’Ithurtsus,ithurtsus,’hissedGollum.`Itfreezes,itbites!Elvestwistedit,cursethem!Nastycruelhobbits!That’swhywetriestoescape,ofcourseitis,precious.Weguessedtheywerecruelhobbits.TheyvisitsElves,fierceElveswithbrighteyes.Takeitoffus!Ithurtsus.’
`No,Iwillnottakeitoffyou,’saidFrodo,`notunless’-hepausedamomentinthought-`notunlessthereisanypromiseyoucanmakethatIcantrust.’
’Wewillsweartodowhathewants,yes,yess,saidGollum,stilltwistingandgrabblingathisankle.`Ithurtsus.’
`Swear?’saidFrodo.
’Sméagol,’saidGollumsuddenlyandclearly,openinghiseyeswideandstaringatFrodowithastrangelight.
