Властелин колец: Две башни
The Black Gate is Closed
OntherightaroadwentdowntoOsgiliathandthebridgesoftheAnduin;inthemiddletheroadwentonsouthwards.
`On,on,on,’saidGollum.`Weneverwentthatway,buttheysayitgoesahundredleagues,untilyoucanseetheGreatWaterthatisneverstill.Therearelotsoffishesthere,andbigbirdseatfishes:nicebirds:butweneverwentthere,alasno!weneverhadachance.Andfurtherstilltherearemorelands,theysay,buttheYellowFaceisveryhotthere,andthereareseldomanyclouds,andthemenarefierceandhavedarkfaces.Wedonotwanttoseethatland.’
`No!’saidFrodo.`Butdonotwanderfromyourroad.Whatofthethirdturning?’
`Oyes,Oyes,thereisathirdway,’saidGollum.`Thatistheroadtotheleft.Atonceitbeginstoclimbup,up,windingandclimbingbacktowardsthetallshadows.Whenitturnsroundtheblackrock,you’llseeit.suddenlyyou’llseeitaboveyou,andyou’llwanttohide.’
`Seeit,seeit?Whatwillyousee?’
`Theoldfortress,veryold,veryhorriblenow.WeusedtoheartalesfromtheSouth,whenSméagolwasyoung,longago.Oyes.weusedtotelllotsoftalesintheevening,sittingbythebanksoftheGreatRiver,inthewillow-lands,whentheRiverwasyoungertoo,gollum,gollum.’Hebegantoweepandmutter.Thehobbitswaitedpatiently.
`TalesoutoftheSouth,’Gollumwentonagain,`aboutthetallMenwiththeshiningeyes,andtheirhouseslikehillsofstone,andthesilvercrownoftheirKingandhisWhiteTree:wonderfultales.
