Властелин колец: Две башни
Shelob’s Lair
Frodogazedinwonderatthismarvellousgiftthathehadsolongcarried,notguessingitsfullworthandpotency.Seldomhadheremembereditontheroad,untiltheycametoMorgulVale,andneverhadheuseditforfearofitsrevealinglight.AiyaEärendilElenionAncalima!hecried,andknewnotwhathehadspoken;foritseemedthatanothervoicespokethroughhis,clear,untroubledbythefoulairofthepit.
ButotherpotenciesthereareinMiddle-earth,powersofnight,andtheyareoldandstrong.AndShethatwalkedinthedarknesshadheardtheElvescrythatcryfarbackinthedeepsoftime,andshehadnotheededit,anditdidnotdaunthernow.EvenasFrodospokehefeltagreatmalicebentuponhim,andadeadlyregardconsideringhim.Notfardownthetunnel,betweenthemandtheopeningwheretheyhadreeledandstumbled,hewasawareofeyesgrowingvisible,twogreatclustersofmany-windowedeyes-thecomingmenacewasunmaskedatlast.Theradianceofthestar-glasswasbrokenandthrownbackfromtheirthousandfacets,butbehindtheglitterapaledeadlyfirebegansteadilytoglowwithin,aflamekindledinsomedeeppitofevilthought.Monstrousandabominableeyestheywere,bestialandyetfilledwithpurposeandwithhideousdelight,gloatingovertheirpreytrappedbeyondallhopeofescape.
FrodoandSam,horror-stricken,beganslowlytobackaway,theirowngazeheldbythedreadfulstareofthosebalefuleyes;butastheybackedsotheeyesadvanced.Frodo’shandwavered,andslowlythePhialdrooped.
