Властелин колец: Две башни

           IsupposeIoughttobegladthatthebeastlyOrcslooklikebeingdestroyed,butIwouldratherbesavedmyself.’ThechanceswerethatheandMerrywouldbekilledtogetherwiththeircaptors,beforeevertheMenofRohanwereawareofthem.

           Afewoftheridersappearedtobebowmen,skilledatshootingfromarunninghorse.RidingswiftlyintorangetheyshotarrowsattheOrcsthatstraggledbehind,andseveralofthemfell;thentheriderswheeledawayoutoftherangeoftheansweringbowsoftheirenemies,whoshotwildly,notdaringtohalt.Thishappenedmanytimes,andononeoccasionarrowsfellamongtheIsengarders.Oneofthem,justinfrontofPippin,stumbledanddidnotgetupagain.

           NightcamedownwithouttheRidersclosinginforbattle.ManyOrcshadfallen,butfullytwohundredremained.IntheearlydarknesstheOrcscametoahillock.Theeavesoftheforestwereverynear,probablynomorethanthreefurlongsaway,buttheycouldgonofurther.Thehorsemenhadencircledthem.AsmallbanddisobeyedUglúk’scommand,andranontowardstheforest:onlythreereturned.

           ’Well,hereweare,’sneeredGrishnákh.’Fineleadership!IhopethegreatUglúkwillleadusoutagain.’

           ’PutthoseHalflingsdown!’orderedUglúk,takingnonoticeofGrishnákh.’You,Lugdush,gettwoothersandstandguardoverthem!They’renottobekilled,unlessthefilthyWhiteskinsbreakthrough.Understand?AslongasI’malive,Iwant’em.Butthey’renottocryout,andthey’renottoberescued.