Властелин колец: Две башни
The Uruk-Hai
Evening’scomingon,andweoughttogetamoveon.’
’Orders.’saidathirdvoiceinadeepgrowl.’KillallbutnottheHalfings;theyaretobebroughtbackaliveasquicklyaspossible.That’smyorders.’
’Whataretheywantedfor?’askedseveralvoices.’Whyalive?Dotheygivegoodsport?’
’No!Iheardthatoneofthemhasgotsomething,somethingthat’swantedfortheWar,someelvishplotorother.Anywaythey’llbothbequestioned.’
’Isthatallyouknow?Whydon’twesearchthemandfindout?Wemightfindsomethingthatwecoulduseourselves.’
’Thatisaveryinterestingremark,’sneeredavoice,softerthantheothersbutmoreevil.’Imayhavetoreportthat.Theprisonersarenottobesearchedorplundered:thosearemyorders.’
’Andminetoo,’saidthedeepvoice.’Aliveandascaptured;nospoiling.That’smyorders.’
’Notourorders!’saidoneoftheearliervoices.’WehavecomeallthewayfromtheMinestokill,andavengeourfolk.Iwishtokill,andthengobacknorth.’
’Thenyoucanwishagain,’saidthegrowlingvoice.’IamUglúk.Icommand.IreturntoIsengardbytheshortestroad.’
’IsSarumanthemasterortheGreatEye?’saidtheevilvoice.’WeshouldgobackatoncetoLugbúrz.’
’IfwecouldcrosstheGreatRiver,wemight,’saidanothervoice.’Buttherearenotenoughofustoventuredowntothebridges.’
’Icameacross,’saidtheevilvoice.’AwingedNazgûlawaitsusnorthwardontheeast-bank.’