Властелин колец: Две башни

           `IwonderwherethatdrattedGollumis?’thoughtSam,ashecrawledbackintodeepershade.`HestandsafairchanceofbeingspittedforanOrc,orofbeingroastedbytheYellowFace.ButIfancyhe’lllookafterhimself.’HelaydownbesideFrodoandbegantodoze.

           Hewoke,thinkingthathehadheardhornsblowing.Hesatup.Itwasnowhighnoon.Theguardsstoodalertandtenseintheshadowofthetrees.Suddenlythehornsrangoutlouderandbeyondmistakefromabove,overthetopoftheslope.Samthoughtthatheheardcriesandwildshoutingalso,butthesoundwasfaint,asifitcameoutofsomedistantcave.Thenpresentlythenoiseoffightingbrokeoutnearathand,justabovetheirhiding-place.Hecouldhearplainlytheringinggrateofsteelonsteel,theclangofswordonironcap,thedullbeatofbladeonshield;menwereyellingandscreaming,andoneclearloudvoicewascallingGondor!Gondor!

           `Itsoundslikeahundredblacksmithsallsmithyingtogether,’saidSamtoFrodo.’They’reasnearasIwantthemnow.’

           Butthenoisegrewcloser.`Theyarecoming!’criedDamrod.`See!SomeoftheSouthronshavebrokenfromthetrapandareflyingfromtheroad.Theretheygo!Ourmenafterthem,andtheCaptainleading.’

           Sam,eagertoseemore,wentnowandjoinedtheguards.Hescrambledalittlewayupintooneofthelargerofthebay-trees.Foramomenthecaughtaglimpseofswarthymeninredrunningdowntheslopesomewayoffwithgreen-cladwarriorsleapingafterthem,hewingthemdownastheyfled.Arrowswerethickintheair.