Властелин колец: Две башни
The Forbidden Pool
`Heisluredhere,yousay?’saidFaramirinalowvoice.`Canhe,doeshethenknowofyourburden?’
`Indeedyes.Heboreithimselfformanyyears.’
’Heboreit?’saidFaramir,breathingsharplyinhiswonder.`Thismatterwindsitselfeverinnewriddles.Thenheispursuingit?’
’Maybe.Itisprecioustohim.ButIdidnotspeakofthat.’
`Whatthendoesthecreatureseek?’
`Fish,’saidFrodo.`Look!’
Theypeereddownatthedarkpool.Alittleblackheadappearedatthefarendofthebasin,justoutofthedeepshadowoftherocks.Therewasabriefsilverglint,andaswirloftinyripples.Itswamtotheside,andthenwithmarvellousagilityafroglikefigureclimbedoutofthewaterandupthebank.Atonceitsatdownandbegantognawatthesmallsilverthingthatglitteredasitturned:thelastraysofthemoonwerenowfallingbehindthestonywallatthepool’send.
Faramirlaughedsoftly.`Fish!’hesaid.`Itisalessperiloushunger.Ormaybenot:fishfromthepoolofHennethAnnûnmaycosthimallhehastogive.’
`NowIhavehimatthearrow-point,’saidAnborn.`ShallInotshoot,Captain?Forcomingunbiddentothisplacedeathisourlaw.’
`Wait,Anborn,’saidFaramir.`Thisisahardermatterthanitseems.Whathaveyoutosaynow,Frodo?Whyshouldwespare?’
`Thecreatureiswretchedandhungry,’saidFrodo,`andunawareofhisdanger.AndGandalf,yourMithrandir,hewouldhavebiddenyounottoslayhimforthatreason,andforothers.HeforbadetheElvestodoso.
