Властелин колец: Две башни
Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
Theylaydeepintheheatherandcountedouttheslowhours,inwhichthereseemedlittlechange;fortheywerestillundertheshadowsoftheEphelDúath,andthesunwasveiled.Frodosleptattimes,deeplyandpeacefully,eithertrustingGollumortootiredtotroubleabouthim;butSamfounditdifficulttodomorethandoze,evenwhenGollumwasplainlyfastasleep,whifflingandtwitchinginhissecretdreams.Hunger,perhaps,morethanmistrustkepthimwakeful:hehadbeguntolongforagoodhomelymeal,`somethinghotoutofthepot’.
Assoonasthelandfadedintoaformlessgreyundercomingnight,theystartedoutagain.InalittlewhileGollumledthemdownontothesouthwardroad;andafterthattheywentonmorequickly,thoughthedangerwasgreater.Theirearswerestrainedforthesoundofhooforfootontheroadahead,orfollowingthemfrombehind;butthenightpassed,andtheyheardnosoundofwalkerorrider.
Theroadhadbeenmadeinalonglosttime:andforperhapsthirtymilesbelowtheMorannonithadbeennewlyrepaired,butasitwentsouththewildencroacheduponit.ThehandiworkofMenofoldcouldstillbeseeninitsstraightsureflightandlevelcourse:nowandagainitcutitswaythroughhillsideslopes,orleapedoverastreamuponawideshapelyarchofenduringmasonry;butatlastallsignsofstoneworkfaded,saveforabrokenpillarhereandthere,peeringoutofbushesattheside,oroldpaving-stonesstilllurkingamidweedsandmoss.
