Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Tower of Cirith Ungol
Hewasinalandofdarknesswherethedaysoftheworldseemedforgotten,andwhereallwhoenteredwereforgottentoo.
"Iwonderiftheythinkofusatall,"hesaid,"andwhatishappeningtothemallawaythere."Hewavedhishandvaguelyintheairbeforehim;buthewasinfactnowfacingsouthwards,ashecamebacktoShelob’stunnel,notwest.OutwestwardintheworlditwasdrawingtonoonuponthefourteenthdayofMarchintheShire-reckoning.AndevennowAragornwasleadingtheblackfleetfromPelargir,andMerrywasridingwiththeRohirrimdowntheStonewainValley,whileinMinasTirithflameswererisingandPippinwatchedthemadnessgrowingintheeyesofDenethor.YetamidalltheircaresandfearthethoughtsoftheirfriendsturnedconstantlytoFrodoandSam.Theywerenotforgotten.Buttheywerefarbeyondaid,andnothoughtcouldyetbringanyhelptoSamwiseHamfast’sson;hewasutterlyalone.
Hecamebackatlasttothestonedooroftheorc-passage,andstillunabletodiscoverthecatchorboltthatheldit,hescrambledoverasbeforeanddroppedsoftlytotheground.ThenhemadehiswaystealthilytotheoutletofShelob’stunnel,wheretheragsofhergreatwebwerestillblowingandswayinginthecoldairs.ForcoldtheyseemedtoSamafterthenoisomedarknessbehind;butthebreathofthemrevivedhim.Hecreptcautiouslyout.
Allwasominouslyquiet.Thelightwasnomorethanthatofduskatadarkday’send.
