Властелин колец: Две башни

           Grishnákhflunghimselfonthegroundflat,draggingthehobbitsunderhim;thenhedrewhissword.Nodoubthemeanttokillhiscaptives,ratherthanallowthemtoescapeortoberescued;butitwashisundoing.Theswordrangfaintly,andglintedalittleinthelightofthefireawaytohisleft.Anarrowcamewhistlingoutofthegloom:itwasaimedwithskill,orguidedbyfate,anditpiercedhisrighthand.Hedroppedtheswordandshrieked.Therewasaquickbeatofhoofs,andevenasGrishnákhleapedupandran,hewasriddendownandaspearpassedthroughhim.Hegaveahideousshiveringcryandlaystill.

           Thehobbitsremainedflatontheground,asGrishnákhhadleftthem.Anotherhorsemancameridingswiftlytohiscomrade’said.Whetherbecauseofsomespecialkeennessofsight,orbecauseofsomeothersense,thehorseliftedandspranglightlyoverthem;butitsriderdidnotseethem,lyingcoveredintheirelven-cloaks,toocrushedforthemoment,andtooafraidtomove.

           AtlastMerrystirredandwhisperedsoftly:’Sofarsogood:buthowarewetoavoidbeingspitted?’

           Theanswercamealmostimmediately.ThecriesofGrishnákhhadrousedtheOrcs.Fromtheyellsandscreechesthatcamefromtheknollthehobbitsguessedthattheirdisappearancehadbeendiscovered:Uglúkwasprobablyknockingoffafewmoreheads.Thensuddenlytheansweringcriesoforc-voicescamefromtheright,outsidethecircleofwatch-fires,fromthedirectionoftheforestandthemountains.Mauhúrhadapparentlyarrivedandwasattackingthebesiegers.