Властелин колец: Две башни
The Forbidden Pool
IwillgowithyouasIpromised.Ipromiseagain.Butnotnow.Youarenotsafeyet.Iwillsaveyou,butyoumusttrustme.’
`WemusttrustMaster?’saidGollumdoubtfully.’Why?Whynotgoatonce?Whereistheotherone,thecrossrudehobbit?Whereishe?’
’Awayupthere,’saidFrodo,pointingtothewaterfall.’Iamnotgoingwithouthim.Wemustgobacktohim.’Hisheartsank.Thiswastoomuchliketrickery.HedidnotreallyfearthatFaramirwouldallowGollumtobekilled,buthewouldprobablymakehimprisonerandbindhim;andcertainlywhatFrododidwouldseematreacherytothepoortreacherouscreature.ItwouldprobablybeimpossibleevertomakehimunderstandorbelievethatFrodohadsavedhislifeintheonlywayhecould.Whatelsecouldhedo?-tokeepfaith,asnearasmightbe,withbothsides.`Come!’hesaid.`OrthePreciouswillbeangry.Wearegoingbacknow,upthestream.Goon,goon,yougoinfront!’
Gollumcrawledalongclosetothebrinkforalittleway,snufflingandsuspicious.Presentlyhestoppedandraisedhishead.`Something’sthere!’hesaid.`Notahobbit.’Suddenlyheturnedback.Agreenlightwasflickeringinhisbulgingeyes.`Masster,masster!’hehissed.’Wicked!Tricksy!False!’Hespatandstretchedouthislongarmswithwhitesnappingfingers.
AtthatmomentthegreatblackshapeofAnbornloomedupbehindhimandcamedownonhim.Alargestronghandtookhiminthenapeoftheneckandpinnedhim.
