Властелин колец: Две башни
Journey to the Cross-roads
`Isthattheopeningof-oftheMorgulValley,awayovertherebeyondthatblackmass?’
`Needwethinkaboutityet?’saidSam,`Surelywe’renotgoingtomoveanymoretoday,ifdayitis?’
`Perhapsnot,perhapsnot,’saidGollum.`Butwemustgosoon,totheCross-roads.Yes,totheCross-roads.That’sthewayoverthereyes,Master.’
TheredglareoverMordordiedaway.ThetwilightdeepenedasgreatvapoursroseintheEastandcrawledabovethem.FrodoandSamtookalittlefoodandthenlaydown,butGollumwasrestless.Hewouldnoteatanyoftheirfood,buthedrankalittlewaterandthencrawledaboutunderthebushes,sniffingandmuttering.Then.suddenlyhedisappeared.
`Offhunting,Isuppose,’saidSamandyawned.Itwashisturntosleepfirst,andhewassoondeepinadream.HethoughthewasbackintheBagEndgardenlookingforsomething;buthehadaheavypackonhisback,whichmadehimstoop.Itallseemedveryweedyandranksomehow,andthornsandbrackenwereinvadingthebedsdownnearthebottomhedge.
`Ajobofworkforme,Icansee;butI’msotired,’hekeptonsaying.Presentlyherememberedwhathewaslookingfor.`Mypipe!’hesaid,andwiththathewokeup.
`Silly!’hesaidtohimself,asheopenedhiseyesandwonderedwhyhewaslyingdownunderthehedge.`It’sinyourpackallthetime!’Thenherealized,firstthatthepipemightbeinhispackbuthehadnoleaf,andnextthathewashundredsofmilesfromBagEnd.Hesatup.Itseemedtobealmostdark.
