Властелин колец: Две башни

           Atthebackofthebayitwasalreadyquitedark.Treebeardliftedtwogreatvesselsandstoodthemonthetable.Theyseemedtobefilledwithwater;butheheldhishandsoverthem,andimmediatelytheybegantoglow,onewithagoldenandtheotherwitharichgreenlight;andtheblendingofthetwolightslitthebay;asifthesunofsummerwasshiningthrougharoofofyoungleaves.Lookingback,thehobbitssawthatthetreesinthecourthadalsobeguntoglow,faintlyatfirst,butsteadilyquickening,untileveryleafwasedgedwithlight:somegreen,somegold,someredascopper;whilethetree-trunkslookedlikepillarsmouldedoutofluminousstone.

           ’Well,well,nowwecantalkagain,’saidTreebeard.’YouarethirstyIexpect.Perhapsyouarealsotired.Drinkthis!’Hewenttothebackofthebay,andthentheysawthatseveraltallstonejarsstoodthere,withheavylids.Heremovedoneofthelids,anddippedinagreatladle,andwithitfilledthreebowls,oneverylargebowl,andtwosmallerones.

           ’Thisisanent-house,’hesaid,’andtherearenoseats,Ifear.Butyoumaysitonthetable.’Pickingupthehobbitshesetthemonthegreatstoneslab,sixfeetabovetheground,andtheretheysatdanglingtheirlegs,anddrinkinginsips.