Властелин колец: Две башни
Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
Heatherandtreesandbrackenscrambleddownandoverhungthebanks,orsprawledoutoverthesurface.Itdwindledatlasttoacountrycart-roadlittleused;butitdidnotwind:itheldonitsownsurecourseandguidedthembytheswiftestway.
SotheypassedintothenorthernmarchesofthatlandthatMenoncecalledIthilien,afaircountryofclimbingwoodsandswift-fallingstreams.Thenightbecamefineunderstarandroundmoon,anditseemedtothehobbitsthatthefragranceoftheairgrewastheywentforward;andfromtheblowingandmutteringofGollumitseemedthathenoticedittoo,anddidnotrelishit.Atthefirstsignsofdaytheyhaltedagain.Theyhadcometotheendofalongcutting,deep,andsheer-sidedinthemiddle,bywhichtheroadcloveitswaythroughastonyridge.Nowtheyclimbedupthewestwardbankandlookedabroad.
Daywasopeninginthesky,andtheysawthatthemountainswerenowmuchfurtheroff,recedingeastwardinalongcurvethatwaslostinthedistance.Beforethem,astheyturnedwest,gentleslopesrandownintodimhazesfarbelow.Allaboutthemweresmallwoodsofresinoustrees,firandcedarandcypress.andotherkindsunknownintheShire,withwidegladesamongthem;andeverywheretherewasawealthofsweet-smellingherbsandshrubs.ThelongjourneyfromRivendellhadbroughtthemfarsouthoftheirownland,butnotuntilnowinthismoreshelteredregionhadthehobbitsfeltthechangeofclime.
