Властелин колец: Две башни
Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
Theswiftgrowthofthewildwithbriarandeglantineandtrailingclematiswasalreadydrawingaveiloverthisplaceofdreadfulfeastandslaughter;butitwasnotancient.Hehurriedbacktohiscompanions,buthesaidnothing:theboneswerebestleftinpeaceandnotpawedandroutedbyGollum.
`Let’sfindaplacetolieupin,’hesaid.’Notlowerdown.Higherupforme.’
Alittlewaybackabovethelaketheyfoundadeepbrownbedoflastyear’sfern.Beyonditwasathicketofdark-leavedbay-treesclimbingupasteepbankthatwascrownedwitholdcedars.Heretheydecidedtorestandpasstheday,whichalreadypromisedtobebrightandwarm.AgooddayforstrollingontheirwayalongthegrovesandgladesofIthilien;butthoughOrcsmayshunthesunlight.thereweretoomanyplacesherewheretheycouldliehidandwatch;andotherevileyeswereabroad:Sauronhadmanyservants.Gollum,inanycase,wouldnotmoveundertheYellow.Face.SoonitwouldlookoverthedarkridgesoftheEphelDúath,andhewouldfaintandcowerinthelightandheat.
Samhadbeengivingearnestthoughttofoodastheymarched.NowthatthedespairoftheimpassableGatewasbehindhim,hedidnotfeelsoinclinedashismastertotakenothoughtfortheirlivelihoodbeyondtheendoftheirerrand;andanywayitseemedwisertohimtosavethewaybreadoftheElvesforworsetimesahead.Sixdaysormorehadpassedsincehereckonedthattheyhadonlyabaresupplyforthreeweeks.
’IfwereachtheFireinthattime,we’llbeluckyatthisrate!’hethought.
