Властелин колец: Две башни

           ’IfIhadmyway,you’dwishyouweredeadnow,’saidtheother.’I’dmakeyousqueak,youmiserablerat.’HestoopedoverPippinbringinghisyellowfangsclosetohisface.Hehadablackknifewithalongjaggedbladeinhishand.’Liequiet,orI’lltickleyouwiththis,’hehissed.’Don’tdrawattentiontoyourself,orImayforgetmyorders.CursetheIsengarders!UglúkubagronkshapushdugSaruman-globbúbhoshskai’:hepassedintoalongangryspeechinhisowntonguethatslowlydiedawayintomutteringandsnarling.

           TerrifiedPippinlaystill,thoughthepainathiswristsandankleswasgrowing,andthestonesbeneathhimwereboringintohisback.Totakehismindoffhimselfhelistenedintentlytoallthathecouldhear.Thereweremanyvoicesroundabout,andthoughorc-speechsoundedatalltimesfullofhateandanger,itseemedplainthatsomethinglikeaquarrelhadbegun,andwasgettinghotter.

           ToPippin’ssurprisehefoundthatmuchofthetalkwasintelligiblemanyoftheOrcswereusingordinarylanguage.Apparentlythemembersoftwoorthreequitedifferenttribeswerepresent,andtheycouldnotunderstandoneanother’sorc-speech.Therewasanangrydebateconcerningwhattheyweretodonow:whichwaytheyweretotakeandwhatshouldbedonewiththeprisoners.

           ’There’snotimetokillthemproperly,’saidone.’Notimeforplayonthistrip.’

           ’Thatcan’tbehelped,’saidanother.’Butwhynotkillthemquick,killthemnow?They’reacursednuisance,andwe’reinahurry.