Властелин колец: Две башни
The Uruk-Hai
ButatthemomentUglúkwasnotengagedinsport.Heneededspeedandhadtohumourunwillingfollowers.HewashealingMerryinorc-fashion;andhistreatmentworkedswiftly.Whenhehadforcedadrinkfromhisflaskdownthehobbit’sthroat,cuthisleg-bonds,anddraggedhimtohisfeet,Merrystoodup,lookingpalebutgrimanddefiant,andverymuchalive.Thegashinhisforeheadgavehimnomoretrouble,butheboreabrownscartotheendofhisdays.
’Hullo,Pippin!’hesaid.’Soyou’vecomeonthislittleexpedition,too?Wheredowegetbedandbreakfast?’
’Nowthen!’saidUglúk.’Noneofthat!Holdyourtongues.Notalktooneanother.Anytroublewillbereportedattheotherend,andHe’llknowhowtopayyou.You’llgetbedandbreakfastallright:morethanyoucanstomach.’
Theorc-bandbegantodescendanarrowravineleadingdownintothemistyplainbelow.MerryandPippin,separatedbyadozenOrcsormore,climbeddownwiththem.Atthebottomtheysteppedontograss,andtheheartsofthehobbitsrose.
’Nowstraighton!’shoutedUglúk.’Westandalittlenorth.FollowLugdush.’
’Butwhatarewegoingtodoatsunrise?’saidsomeoftheNortherners.
’Goonrunning,’saidUglúk.’Whatdoyouthink?SitonthegrassandwaitfortheWhiteskinstojointhepicnic?’
’Butwecan’truninthesunlight.’
’You’llrunwithmebehindyou,’saidUglúk.’Run!Oryou’llneverseeyourbelovedholesagain.
