Властелин колец: Две башни
The Choices of Master Samwise
Idon’tinterferewhenshe’splaying.NothinggetsbyShelobwhenshe’sonthehunt.’
’Nothing,sayyou!Didn’tyouuseyoureyesbackthere?ItellyouI’mnoteasyinmymind.WhatevercameuptheStairs,didgetby.Itcutherwebandgotcleanoutofthehole.That’ssomethingtothinkabout!’
`Ahwell,butshegothimintheend,didn’tshe?’
`Gothim?Gotwho?Thislittlefellow?Butifhewastheonlyonethenshe’dhavehadhimofftoherlarderlongbefore,andtherehe’dbenow.AndifLugbúrzwantedhim,you’dhavetogoandgethim.Niceforyou.Buttherewasmorethanone.’
AtthispointSambegantolistenmoreattentivelyandpressedhisearagainstthestone.
’Whocutthecordsshe’dputroundhim,Shagrat?Sameoneascuttheweb.Didn’tyouseethat?AndwhostuckapinintoHerLadyship?Sameone,Ireckon.Andwhereishe?Whereishe,Shagrat?’
Shagratmadenoreply.
`Youmaywellputyourthinkingcapon,ifyou’vegotone.It’snolaughingmatter.Noone,noonehaseverstuckapininShelobbefore,asyoushouldknowwellenough.There’snogriefinthat;butthink-there’ssomeoneloosehereaboutsasismoredangerousthananyotherdamnedrebelthateverwalkedsincethebadoldtimes,sincetheGreatSiege.Somethinghasslipped.’
`Andwhatisitthen?’growledShagrat.
