Властелин колец: Две башни
The Choices of Master Samwise
Samheardthenoiseoftheirharshvoices,flatandhardinthedeadair,andhecoulddistinguishtwovoicesfromamongalltherest:theywerelouder,andnearertohim.Thecaptainsofthetwopartiesseemedtobebringinguptherear,debatingastheywent.
’Can’tyoustopyourrabblemakingsucharacket,Shagrat?’gruntedtheone.`Wedon’twantShelobonus.’
`Goon,Gorbag!Yoursaremakingmorethanhalfthenoise,’saidtheother.`Butlettheladsplay!NoneedtoworryaboutShelobforabit,Ireckon.She’ssatonanail,itseems,andweshan’tcryaboutthat.Didn’tyousee:anastymessallthewaybacktothatcursedcrackofhers?Ifwe’vestoppeditonce,we’vestoppeditahundredtimes.Solet’emlaugh.Andwe’vestruckabitofluckatlast:gotsomethingthatLugbúrzwants.’
’Lugbúrzwantsit,eh?Whatisit,d’youthink?Elvishitlookedtome,butundersized.What’sthedangerinathinglikethat?’
’Don’tknowtillwe’vehadalook.’
’Oho!Sotheyhaven’ttoldyouwhattoexpect?Theydon’ttellusalltheyknow,dothey?Notbyhalf.Buttheycanmakemistakes,eventheTopOnescan.’
`Sh,Gorbag!’Shagrat’svoicewaslowered,sothatevenwithhisstrangelysharpenedhearingSamcouldonlyjustcatchwhatwassaid.’Theymay,butthey’vegoteyesandearseverywhere;someamongmylot,aslikeasnot.Butthere’snodoubtaboutit,they’retroubledaboutsomething.TheNazgûldownbeloware,byyouraccount;andLugbúrzistoo.Somethingnearlyslipped.’
