Властелин колец: Две башни
The Stairs of Cirith Ungol
Hehadrefusedtheirfood,thoughhehad,asusual,acceptedamouthfulofwater;andthenhehadseemedtocurlupforasleep:Theyhadsupposedthatoneatanyrateofhisobjectsinhislongabsencethedaybeforehadbeentohuntforfoodtohisownliking;andnowhehadevidentlyslippedoffagainwhiletheytalked.Butwhatforthistime?
`Idon’tlikehissneakingoffwithoutsaying,’saidSam.’Andleastofallnow.Hecan’tbelookingforfooduphere,notunlessthere’ssomekindofrockhefancies.Why,thereisn’tevenabitofmoss!’
`It’snogoodworryingabouthimnow,’saidFrodo.`Wecouldn’thavegotsofar,notevenwithinsightofthepass,withouthim,andsowe’llhavetoputupwithhisways.Ifhe’sfalse,he’sfalse.’
’Allthesame,I’dratherhavehimundermyeye,’saidSam.’Allthemoreso,ifhe’sfalse.Doyourememberheneverwouldsayifthispasswasguardedorno?Andnowweseeatowerthere-anditmaybedeserted,anditmaynot.Doyouthinkhe’sgonetofetchthem,Orcsorwhatevertheyare?’
`No,Idon’tthinkso,’answeredFrodo.’Evenifhe’suptosomewickedness,andIsupposethat’snotunlikely,Idon’tthinkit’sthat:nottofetchOrcs,oranyservantsoftheEnemy.Whywaittillnow,andgothroughallthelabouroftheclimb,andcomesonearthelandhefears?HecouldprobablyhavebetrayedustoOrcsmanytimessincewemethim.No,ifit’sanything,itwillbesomelittleprivatetrickofhisown-thathethinksisquitesecret.’
