Властелин колец: Две башни
The Forbidden Pool
Frodo,butchillytotheheart,nottomentionthebones!What’sgoingon?’
Faramirheardandanswered.`MoonsetoverGondor.FairIthilashegoesfromMiddle-earth,glancesuponthewhitelocksofoldMindolluin.Itisworthafewshivers.ButthatisnotwhatIbroughtyoutosee-thoughasforyou,Samwise,youwerenotbrought,anddobutpaythepenaltyofyourwatchfulness.Adraughtofwineshallamendit.Come,looknow!’
Hesteppedupbesidethesilentsentinelonthedarkedge.andFrodofollowed.Samhungback.Healreadyfeltinsecureenoughonthishighwetplatform.FaramirandFrodolookeddown.Farbelowthemtheysawthewhitewaterspourintoafoamingbowl,andthenswirldarklyaboutadeepovalbasinintherocks.untiltheyfoundtheirwayoutagainthroughanarrowgate,andflowedaway,fumingandchattering,intocalmerandmorelevelreaches.Themoonlightstillslanteddowntothefall’sfootandgleamedontheripplesofthebasin.PresentlyFrodowasawareofasmalldarkthingonthenearbank,butevenashelookedatit,itdivedandvanishedjustbeyondtheboilandbubbleofthefall,cleavingtheblackwaterasneatlyasanarroworanedgewisestone.
Faramirturnedtothemanathisside.`Nowwhatwouldyousaythatitis,Anborn?Asquirrel,orakingfisher?Arethereblackkingfishersinthenight-poolsofMirkwood?’
`’Tisnotabird,whateverelseitbe,’answeredAnborn.`Ithasfourlimbsanddivesmanwise;aprettymasteryofthecraftitshows,too.
