Властелин колец: Две башни
The Choices of Master Samwise
`Byallthesigns,CaptainShagrat,I’dsaythere’salargewarriorloose,Elfmostlikely,withanelf-swordanyway,andanaxeaswellmaybe:andhe’slooseinyourbounds,too,andyou’veneverspottedhim.Veryfunnyindeed!’Gorbagspat.Samsmiledgrimlyatthisdescriptionofhimself.
’Ahwell,youalwaysdidtakeagloomyview.’saidShagrat.’Youcanreadthesignshowyoulike,buttheremaybeotherwaystoexplainthem.Anyhow.I’vegotwatchersateverypoint,andI’mgoingtodealwithonethingatatime.WhenI’vehadalookatthefellowwehavecaught,thenI’llbegintoworryaboutsomethingelse.’
`It’smyguessyouwon’tfindmuchinthatlittlefellow,’saidGorbag.’Hemayhavehadnothingtodowiththerealmischief.Thebigfellowwiththesharpsworddoesn’tseemtohavethoughthimworthmuchanyhow-justlefthimlying:regularelvishtrick.’
`We’llsee.Comeonnow!We’vetalkedenough.Let’sgoandhavealookattheprisoner!
`Whatareyougoingtodowithhim?Don’tforgetIspottedhimfirst.Ifthere’sanygame,meandmyladsmustbeinit.’
’Now,now,’growledShagrat.’Ihavemyorders.Andit’smorethanmybelly’sworth,oryours,tobreak’em.Anytrespasserfoundbytheguardistobeheldatthetower.Prisoneristobestripped.Fulldescriptionofeveryarticle,garment,weapon,letter,ring.ortrinketistobesenttoLugbúrzatonce,andtoLugbúrzonly.
