Властелин колец: Две башни
The Passage of the Marshes
`Thentakeit,’saidtheother,`andlet’sholditourselfs!Thenweshallbemaster,gollum!Maketheotherhobbit,thenastysuspicioushobbit,makehimcrawl,yes,gollum!’
`Butnotthenicehobbit?’
`Ohno,notifitdoesn’tpleaseus.Stillhe’saBaggins,myprecious,yes,aBaggins.ABagginsstoleit.Hefounditandhesaidnothing,nothing.WehatesBagginses.’
’No,notthisBaggins.’
’Yes,everyBaggins.AllpeoplesthatkeepthePrecious.Wemusthaveit!’
`ButHe’llsee,He’llknow.He’lltakeitfromus!’
’Hesees.Heknows.Heheardusmakesillypromises-againstHisorders,yes.Musttakeit.TheWraithsaresearching.Musttakeit.’
’NotforHim!’
’No,sweetone.See,myprecious:ifwehasit,thenwecanescape,evenfromHim,eh?Perhapswegrowsverystrong,strongerthanWraiths.LordSméagol?GollumtheGreat?TheGollum!Eatfisheveryday,threetimesaday;freshfromthesea.MostPreciousGollum!Musthaveit.Wewantsit,wewantsit,wewantsit!’
’Butthere’stwoofthem.They’llwaketooquickandkillus,’whinedSméagolinalasteffort.`Notnow.Notyet.’
’Wewantsit!But’-andheretherewasalongpause,asifanewthoughthadwakened.`Notyet,eh?Perhapsnot.Shemighthelp.Shemight,yes.’
`No,no!Notthatway!’wailedSméagol.
`Yes!Wewantsit!Wewantsit!’
Eachtimethatthesecondthoughtspoke,Gollum’slonghandcreptoutslowly,pawingtowardsFrodo,andthenwasdrawnbackwithajerkasSméagolspokeagain.
