Властелин колец: Две башни
The Passage of the Marshes
’Lookhere!’SamwhisperedtoFrodo,nottoosoftly:hedidnotreallycarewhetherGollumheardhimornot.`We’vegottogetsomesleep;butnotbothtogetherwiththathungryvillainnigh,promiseornopromise.SméagolorGollum,hewon’tchangehishabitsinahurry,I’llwarrant.Yougotosleep,Mr.Frodo,andI’llcallyouwhenIcan’tkeepmyeyelidsproppedup.Turnandabout,sameasbefore,whilehe’sloose.’
’Perhapsyou’reright,Sam,’saidFrodospeakingopenly.’Thereisachangeinhim,butjustwhatkindofachangeandhowdeep,I’mnotsureyet.Seriouslythough,Idon’tthinkthereisanyneedforfear-atpresent.Stillwatchifyouwish.Givemeabouttwohours,notmore,andthencallme.’
SotiredwasFrodothathisheadfellforwardonhisbreastandheslept.almostassoonashehadspokenthewords.Gollumseemednolongertohaveanyfears.Hecurledupandwentquicklytosleep,quiteunconcerned.Presentlyhisbreathwashissingsoftlythroughhisclenchedteeth,huthelaystillasstone.Afterawhile,fearingthathewoulddropoffhimself,ifhesatlisteningtohistwocompanionsbreathing,SamgotupandgentlyproddedGollum.Hishandsuncurledandtwitched,buthemadenoothermovement.Sambentdownandsaidfisshclosetohisear,buttherewasnoresponse,notevenacatchinGollum’sbreathing.
Samscratchedhishead.`Mustreallybeasleep,’hemuttered.`AndifIwaslikeGollum,hewouldn’twakeupneveragain.
