Властелин колец: Две башни
The Forbidden Pool
Whatisitat?SeekingawayupbehindtheCurtaintoourhidings?Itseemswearediscoveredatlast.Ihavemybowhere,andIhavepostedotherarchers,nighasgoodmarksmenasmyself,oneitherbank.Wewaitonlyforyourcommandtoshoot,Captain.’
`Shallweshoot?’saidFaramir,turningquicklytoFrodo.
Frododidnotanswerforamoment.Then`No!’hesaid.`No!Ibegyounotto.’IfSamhaddared,hewouldhavesaid`Yes,’quickerandlouder.Hecouldnotsee,butheguessedwellenoughfromtheirwordswhattheywerelookingat.
’Youknow,then,whatthisthingis?’saidFaramir.`Come,nowyouhaveseen,tellmewhyitshouldbespared.Inallourwordstogetheryouhavenotoncespokenofyourgangrelcompanion,andIlethimbeforthetime.Hecouldwaittillhewascaughtandbroughtbeforeme.Isentmykeenesthuntsmentoseekhim,butheslippedthem,andtheyhadnosightofhimtillnow,saveAnbornhere,onceatduskyesterevening.Butnowhehasdoneworsetrespassthanonlytogoconey-snaringintheuplands:hehasdaredtocometoHennethAnnûn,andhislifeisforfeit.Imarvelatthecreature:sosecretandsoslyasheis,tocomesportinginthepoolbeforeourverywindow.Doeshethinkthatmensleepwithoutwatchallnight?Whydoesheso?’
’Therearetwoanswers,Ithink,’saidFrodo.`Foronething,heknowslittleofMen,andslythoughheis,yourrefugeissohiddenthatperhapshedoesnotknowthatMenareconcealedhere.Foranother,Ithinkheisalluredherebyamasteringdesire,strongerthanhiscaution.’
