Властелин колец: Две башни
The Choices of Master Samwise
`Nearly,yousay!’saidGorbag.
`Allright,’saidShagrat,`butwe’lltalkofthatlater:WaittillwegettotheUnder-way.There’saplacetherewherewecantalkabit,whiletheladsgoon.’
ShortlyafterwardsSamsawthetorchesdisappear.Thentherewasarumblingnoise,andjustashehurriedup,abump.AsfarashecouldguesstheOrcshadturnedandgoneintotheveryopeningwhichFrodoandhehadtriedandfoundblocked.Itwasstillblocked.
Thereseemedtobeagreatstoneintheway,buttheOrcshadgotthroughsomehow,forhecouldheartheirvoicesontheotherside.Theywerestillrunningalong,deeperanddeeperintothemountain,backtowardsthetower.Samfeltdesperate.Theywerecarryingoffhismaster’sbodyforsomefoulpurposeandhecouldnotfollow.Hethrustandpushedattheblock,andhethrewhimselfagainstit,butitdidnotyield.Thennotfarinside,orsohethought,heheardthetwocaptains’voicestalkingagain.Hestoodstilllisteningforalittlehopingperhapstolearnsomethinguseful.PerhapsGorbag,whoseemedtobelongtoMinasMorgul,wouldcomeout,andhecouldthenslipin.
`No,Idon’tknow,’saidGorbag’svoice.`Themessagesgothroughquickerthananythingcouldfly,asarule.ButIdon’tenquirehowit’sdone.Safestnotto.Grr!ThoseNazgûlgivemethecreeps.Andtheyskinthebodyoffyouassoonaslookatyou,andleaveyouallcoldinthedarkontheotherside.ButHelikes’em;they’reHisfavouritesnowadays,soit’snousegrumbling.
