Властелин колец: Две башни
The Riders of Rohan
TheywereundertheeavesofFangorn,andendlessleagueslaybetweenthemandtheMenofRohan,theironlyfriendsinthiswideanddangerousland.Astheystood,itseemedtothemthattheyheard,faroffinthenight.thesoundofhorseswhinnyingandneighing.Thenallwasquietagain,exceptforthecoldrustleofthewind.
’Well,theyaregone,’saidAragornatlast.’Wecannotfindthemorcatchthem;sothatiftheydonotreturnoftheirownwill,wemustdowithout.Westartedonourfeet,andwehavethosestill.’
’Feet!’saidGimli.’Butwecannoteatthemaswellaswalkonthem’Hethrewsomefuelonthefireandslumpeddownbesideit.
’OnlyafewhoursagoyouwereunwillingtositonahorseofRohan,’laughedLegolas.’Youwillmakearideryet.’
’ItseemsunlikelythatIshallhavethechance,’saidGimli.
’IfyouwishtoknowwhatIthink,’hebeganagainafterawhile’IthinkitwasSaruman.Whoelse?RememberthewordsofÉomer:hewalksaboutlikeanoldmanhoodedandcloaked.Thosewerethewords.Hehasgoneoffwithourhorses,orscaredthemaway,andhereweare.Thereismoretroublecomingtous,markmywords!’
’Imarkthem,’saidAragorn.’ButImarkedalsothatthisoldmanhadahatnotahood.StillIdonotdoubtthatyouguessright,andthatweareinperilhere,bynightorday.Yetinthemeantimethereisnothingthatwecandobutrest,whilewemay.Iwillwatchforawhilenow,Gimli.Ihavemoreneedofthoughtthanofsleep.’
Thenightpassedslowly
