Властелин колец: Две башни

           ’Hoom,hm,ahwell.’Hepaused,lookinglongatthehobbits:’Hoom,ah,wellIdonotknowwhattosay.Comenow!’

           ’Ifyouwouldliketohearmore.saidMerry,’wewilltellyou.Butitwilltakesometime.Wouldn’tyouliketoputusdown?Couldn’twesitheretogetherinthesun,whileitlasts?Youmustbegettingtiredofholdingusup.’

           ’Hm,tired?No.Iamnottired.Idonoteasilygettired.AndIdonotsitdown.Iamnotvery,hm,bendable.Butthere,theSunisgoingin.Letusleavethis-didyousaywhatyoucallit?’

           ’Hill?’suggestedPippin.’Shelf?Step?’suggestedMerry.

           Treebeardrepeatedthewordsthoughtfully.’Hill.Yes,thatwasit.Butitisahastywordforathingthathasstoodhereeversincethispartoftheworldwasshaped.Nevermind.Letusleaveit,andgo.’

           ’Whereshallwego?’askedMerry.

           ’Tomyhome,oroneofmyhomes,’answeredTreebeard.

           ’Isitfar?’

           ’Idonotknow.Youmightcallitfar,perhaps.Butwhatdoesthatmatter?’

           ’Well,yousee,wehavelostallourbelongings,’saidMerry.’Wehaveonlyalittlefood.’

           ’O!Hm!Youneednottroubleaboutthat,’saidTreebeard.’Icangiveyouadrinkthatwillkeepyougreenandgrowingforalong,longwhile.Andifwedecidetopartcompany,Icansetyoudownoutsidemycountryatanypointyouchoose.Letusgo!’

           Holdingthehobbitsgentlybutfirmly,oneinthecrookofeacharm,Treebeardliftedupfirstonelargefootandthentheother,andmovedthemtotheedgeoftheshelf.Therootliketoesgraspedtherocks.