Властелин колец: Две башни
The Black Gate is Closed
`Nousethatway!Nouse!Don’ttakethePrecioustoHim!He’lleatusall,ifHegetsit,eatalltheworld.Keepit,nicemaster,andbekindtoSméagol.Don’tletHimhaveit.Orgoaway.gotoniceplaces,andgiveitbacktolittleSméagol.Yes,yes,master:giveitback,eh?Sméagolwillkeepitsafe;hewilldolotsofgood,especiallytonicehobbits.Hobbitsgohome.Don’tgototheGate!’
’IamcommandedtogotothelandofMordor,andthereforeIshallgo,’saidFrodo.’Ifthereisonlyoneway,thenImusttakeit.Whatcomesaftermustcome.’
Samsaidnothing.ThelookonFrodo’sfacewasenoughforhimheknewthatwordsofhiswereuseless.Andafterallheneverhadanyrealhopeintheaffairfromthebeginning;butbeingacheerfulhobbithehadnotneededhope,aslongasdespaircouldbepostponed.Nowtheywerecometothebitterend.Buthehadstucktohismasteralltheway;thatwaswhathehadchieflycomefor,andhewouldstillsticktohim.HismasterwouldnotgotoMordoralone.Samwouldgowithhim-andatanyratetheywouldgetridofGollum.
Gollum,however,didnotintendtobegotridof,yet.HekneltatFrodo’sfeet,wringinghishandsandsqueaking.’Notthisway,master!’hepleaded,’Thereisanotherway.Oyesindeedthereis.Anotherway.darker,moredifficulttofind,moresecret.ButSméagolknowsit.LetSméagolshowyou!’
’Anotherway!’saidFrododoubtfully,lookingdownatGollumwithsearchingeyes.
’Yess!Yessindeed!Therewasanotherway.Sméagolfoundit.
