Властелин колец: Две башни
Journey to the Cross-roads
Whyhadhismasterlethimsleeponoutofturn,rightontillevening?
`Haven’tyouhadnosleep,Mr.Frodo?’hesaid.’What’sthetime?Seemstobegettinglate!’
’Noitisn’t,’saidFrodo.`Butthedayisgettingdarkerinsteadoflighter:darkeranddarker.AsfarasIcantell,itisn’tmiddayyet,andyou’veonlysleptforaboutthreehours.’
’Iwonderwhat’sup,’saidSam.’Isthereastormcoming?Ifsoit’sgoingtobetheworstthereeverwas.Weshallwishweweredownadeephole,notjuststuckunderahedge.’Helistened.`What’sthat?Thunder,ordrums,orwhatisit?’
’Idon’tknow,’saidFrodo.`It’sbeengoingonforagoodwhilenow.Sometimesthegroundseemstotremble,sometimesitseemstobetheheavyairthrobbinginyourears.’
Samlookedround.`Where’sGollum?’hesaid.’Hasn’thecomebackyet?’
`No,’saidFrodo.`There’snotbeenasignorsoundofhim.’
`Well,Ican’tabidehim,’saidSam.`Infact,I’venevertakenanythingonajourneythatI’dhavebeenlesssorrytoloseontheway.Butitwouldbejustlikehim,aftercomingallthesemiles,togoandgetlostnow,justwhenweshallneedhimmost-thatis,ifhe’severgoingtobeanyuse,whichIdoubt.’
`YouforgettheMarshes,’saidFrodo.`Ihopenothinghashappenedtohim.’
`AndIhopehe’suptonotricks.AndanywayIhopehedoesn’tfallintootherhands,asyoumightsay.Becauseifhedoes,weshallsoonbeinfortrouble.
