Властелин колец: Две башни

           Dimlyhebecameawareofvoicesclamouring:itseemedthatmanyoftheOrcsweredemandingahalt.Uglúkwasshouting.Hefelthimselfflungtotheground,andhelayashefell,tillblackdreamstookhim.Buthedidnotlongescapefrompain;soontheirongripofmercilesshandswasonhimagain.Foralongtimehewastossedandshaken,andthenslowlythedarknessgaveway,andhecamebacktothewakingworldandfoundthatitwasmorning.Orderswereshoutedandhewasthrownroughlyonthegrass.

           Therehelayforawhile,fightingwithdespair.Hisheadswam,butfromtheheatinhisbodyheguessedthathehadbeengivenanotherdraught.AnOrcstoopedoverhim,andflunghimsomebreadandastripofrawdriedflesh.Heatethestalegreybreadhungrily,butnotthemeat.HewasfamishedbutnotyetsofamishedastoeatfleshflungtohimbyanOrc,thefleshofhedarednotguesswhatcreature.

           Hesatupandlookedabout.Merrywasnotfaraway.Theywerebythebanksofaswiftnarrowriver.Aheadmountainsloomed:atallpeakwascatchingthefirstraysofthesun.Adarksmudgeofforestlayonthelowerslopesbeforethem.

           TherewasmuchshoutinganddebatingamongtheOrcs;aquarrelseemedonthepointofbreakingoutagainbetweentheNorthernersandtheIsengarders.Somewerepointingbackawaysouth,andsomewerepointingeastward.

           ’Verywell,’saidUglúk.’Leavethemtomethen!Nokilling,asI’vetoldyoubefore;butifyouwanttothrowawaywhatwe’vecomeallthewaytoget,throwitaway!I’lllookafterit.