Властелин колец: Две башни
The Black Gate is Closed
Notthatmanyevercameback,andnotthatalltheysaidwasbelieved:newsfromBree,andnotsureasShiretalk,asthesayingsgo.ButI’veheardtalesofthebigfolkdownawayintheSunlands.Swertingswecall’eminourtales;andtheyrideonoliphaunts,’tissaid,whentheyfight.Theyputhousesandtowersontheoliphauntsesbacksandall,andtheoliphauntsthrowrocksandtreesatoneanother.Sowhenyousaid"MenoutoftheSouth,allinredandgold;"Isaid"werethereanyoliphaunts?"Foriftherewas,Iwasgoingtotakealook,riskorno.ButnowIdon’tsupposeI’lleverseeanoliphaunt.Maybethereain’tnosuchabeast.’Hesighed.
`No,nooliphaunts,’saidGollumagain.’Sméagolhasnotheardofthem.Hedoesnotwanttoseethem.Hedoesnotwantthemtobe.Sméagolwantstogoawayfromhereandhidesomewheresafer.Sméagolwantsmastertogo.Nicemaster,won’thecomewithSméagol?’
Frodostoodup.HehadlaughedinthemidstofallhiscareswhenSamtrottedouttheoldfiresiderhymeofOliphaunt,andthelaughhadreleasedhimfromhesitation.`IwishwehadathousandoliphauntswithGandalfonawhiteoneattheirhead,’hesaid.`Thenwe’dbreakawayintothisevilland,perhaps.Butwe’venot;justourowntiredlegs,that’sall.Well,Sméagol,thethirdturnmayturnthebest.Iwillcomewithyou.’
’Goodmaster,wisemaster,nicemaster!’criedGollumindelight,pattingFrodo’sknees
