Властелин колец: Две башни
The Forbidden Pool
Afewlittlefishes,nastybonylittlefishes,forapoorcreature,andtheysaydeath.Sowisetheyare;sojust,soveryjust.’
’Notverywise,’saidFaramir.’Butjust:yesperhaps,asjustasourlittlewisdomallows.UnloosehimFrodo!’Faramirtookasmallnail-knifefromhisbeltandhandedittoFrodo.Gollummisunderstandingthegesture,squealedandfelldown.
’Now,Sméagol!’saidFrodo.’Youmusttrustme.Iwillnotdesertyou.Answertruthfully,ifyoucan.Itwilldoyougoodnotharm.’HecutthecordsonGollum’swristsandanklesandraisedhimtohisfeet.
’Comehither!’saidFaramir.`Lookatme!Doyouknowthenameofthisplace?Haveyoubeenherebefore?’
SlowlyGollumraisedhiseyesandlookedunwillinglyintoFaramir’s.Alllightwentoutofthem,andtheystaredbleakandpaleforamomentintotheclearunwaveringeyesofthemanofGondor.Therewasastillsilence.ThenGollumdroppedhisheadandshrankdown,untilhewassquattingonthefloor,shivering.’Wedoesn’tknowandwedoesn’twanttoknow,’hewhimpered.`Nevercamehere;nevercomeagain.’
`Therearelockeddoorsandclosedwindowsinyourmind,anddarkroomsbehindthem,’saidFaramir.`ButinthisIjudgethatyouspeakthetruth.Itiswellforyou.Whatoathwillyouswearnevertoreturn;andnevertoleadanylivingcreaturehitherbywordorsign?’
`Masterknows,’saidGollumwithasidelongglanceatFrodo.`Yes,heknows.WewillpromiseMaster,ifhesavesus.We’llpromisetoIt,yes.’HecrawledtoFrodo’sfeet.
