Властелин колец: Две башни
The Uruk-Hai
ThehobbitsfeltGrishnákh’sfingerstwitch.’Oho!’hissedthegoblinsoftly.’That’swhathemeans,isit?Oho!Veryve-rydangerous,mylittleones.’
’Perhaps,’saidMerry,nowalertandawareofPippin’sguess.’Perhaps;andnotonlyforus.Stillyouknowyourownbusinessbest.Doyouwantit,ornot?Andwhatwouldyougiveforit?’
’DoIwantit?DoIwantit?’saidGrishnákh,asifpuzzled;buthisarmsweretrembling.’WhatwouldIgiveforit?Whatdoyoumean?’
’Wemean,’saidPippin,choosinghiswordscarefully,’thatit’snogoodgropinginthedark.Wecouldsaveyoutimeandtrouble.Butyoumustuntieourlegsfirst,orwe’lldonothing,andsaynothing.’
’Mydeartenderlittlefools,’hissedGrishnákh,’everythingyouhave,andeverythingyouknow,willbegotoutofyouinduetime:everything!You’llwishtherewasmorethatyoucouldtelltosatisfytheQuestioner,indeedyouwill:quitesoon.Weshan’thurrytheenquiry.Ohdearno!Whatdoyouthinkyou’vebeenkeptalivefor?Mydearlittlefellows,pleasebelievemewhenIsaythatitwasnotoutofkindness:that’snotevenoneofUglúk’sfaults.’
’Ifinditquiteeasytobelieve,’saidMerry.’Butyouhaven’tgotyourpreyhomeyet.Anditdoesn’tseemtobegoingyourway,whateverhappens.IfwecometoIsengard,itwon’tbethegreatGrishnákhthatbenefits:Sarumanwilltakeallthathecanfind.Ifyouwantanythingforyourself,now’sthetimetodoadeal.’
Grishnákhbegantolosehistemper.
