Властелин колец: Две башни
The Taming of Sméagol
Goodmaster,goodSméagol,gollum,gollum!’Suddenlyhebegantoweepandbiteathisankleagain.
’Taketheropeoff,Sam!’saidFrodo.
ReluctantlySamobeyed.AtonceGollumgotupandbeganprancingabout,likeawhippedcurwhosemasterhaspattedit.Fromthatmomentachange,whichlastedforsometime,cameoverhim.Hespokewithlesshissingandwhining,andhespoketohiscompanionsdirect,nottohispreciousself.Hewouldcringeandflinch,iftheysteppednearhimormadeanysuddenmovement,andheavoidedthetouchoftheirelven-cloaks;buthewasfriendly,andindeedpitifullyanxioustoplease.Hewouldcacklewithlaughterandcaper,ifanyjestwasmade,orevenifFrodospokekindlytohim,andweepifFrodorebukedhim.Samsaidlittletohimofanysort.Hesuspectedhimmoredeeplythanever,andifpossiblelikedthenewGollum,theSméagol,lessthantheold.
’Well,Gollum,orwhateveritiswe’retocallyou,’hesaid.’nowforit!TheMoon’sgone.andthenight’sgoing.We’dbetterstart.’
’Yes,yes,’agreedGollum,skippingabout.’Offwego!There’sonlyonewayacrossbetweentheNorth-endandtheSouth-end.Ifoundit,Idid.Orcsdon’tuseit,Orcsdon’tknowit.Orcsdon’tcrosstheMarshes,theygoroundformilesandmiles.Veryluckyyoucamethisway.VeryluckyyoufoundSméagol,yes.FollowSméagol!’
Hetookafewstepsawayandlookedbackinquiringly,likeadoginvitingthemforawalk.’Waitabit,Gollum!’criedSam
