Властелин колец: Две башни

           ’Whydon’twegettogetherandchargethrough?What’soldUglúkthinkhe’sdoing,Ishouldliketoknow?’

           ’Idaresayyouwould,’snarledUglúksteppingupfrombehind.’MeaningIdon’tthinkatall,eh?Curseyou!You’reasbadastheotherrabble:themaggotsandtheapesofLugbúrz.Nogoodtryingtochargewiththem.They’djustsquealandbolt,andtherearemorethanenoughofthesefilthyhorse-boystomopupourlotontheflat.

           ’There’sonlyonethingthosemaggotscando:theycanseelikegimletsinthedark.ButtheseWhiteskinshavebetternight-eyesthanmostMen,fromallI’veheard;anddon’tforgettheirhorses!Theycanseethenight-breeze,orsoit’ssaid.Stillthere’sonethingthefinefellowsdon’tknow:Mauhúrandhisladsareintheforest,andtheyshouldturnupanytimenow.’

           Uglúk’swordswereenough,apparently,tosatisfytheIsengarders;buttheotherOrcswerebothdispiritedandrebellious.Theypostedafewwatchers,butmostofthemlayontheground,restinginthepleasantdarkness.Itdidindeedbecomeverydarkagain;forthemoonpassedwestwardintothickcloud,andPippincouldnotseeanythingafewfeetaway.Thefiresbroughtnolighttothehillock.Theriderswerenot,however,contentmerelytowaitforthedawnandlettheirenemiesrest.Asuddenoutcryontheeastsideoftheknollshowedthatsomethingwaswrong.ItseemedthatsomeoftheMenhadriddeninclose,slippedofftheirhorses,crawledtotheedgeofthecampandkilledseveralOrcs,andthenhadfadedawayagain.