Властелин колец: Две башни

           Figuresstoodthereatitshead,carvenwithcunninginformshumanandbestial,butallcorruptandloathsome.Thewaterflowingbeneathwassilent,anditsteamed,butthevapourthatrosefromit,curlingandtwistingaboutthebridge,wasdeadlycold.Frodofelthissensesreelingandhisminddarkening.Thensuddenly,asifsomeforcewereatworkotherthanhisownwill,hebegantohurry,totteringforward,hisgropinghandsheldout,hisheadlollingfromsidetoside.BothSamandGollumranafterhim.Samcaughthismasterinhisarms,ashestumbledandalmostfell,rightonthethresholdofthebridge.

           `Notthatway!No,notthatway!’whisperedGollum,butthebreathbetweenhisteethseemedtoteartheheavystillnesslikeawhistle,andhecoweredtothegroundinterror.

           `Holdup,Mr.Frodo!’mutteredSaminFrodo’sear.’Comeback!Notthatway.Gollumsaysnot,andforonceIagreewithhim.’

           Frodopassedhishandoverhisbrowandwrenchedhiseyesawayfromthecityonthehill.Theluminoustowerfascinatedhim,andhefoughtthedesirethatwasonhimtorunupthegleamingroadtowardsitsgate.Atlastwithaneffortheturnedback,andashedidso,hefelttheRingresistinghim,draggingatthechainabouthisneck;andhiseyestoo,ashelookedaway,seemedforthemomenttohavebeenblinded.Thedarknessbeforehimwasimpenetrable.

           Gollum,crawlingonthegroundlikeafrightenedanimal,wasalreadyvanishingintothegloom.Sam,supportingandguidinghisstumblingmaster,followedafterhimasquicklyashecould.