Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Tower of Cirith Ungol
Anorc-voiceroseinanger,andheknewitagainatonce,harsh,brutal,cold.ItwasShagratspeaking,CaptainoftheTower.
"Youwon’tgoagain,yousay?Curseyou,Snaga,youlittlemaggot!IfyouthinkI’msodamagedthatit’ssafetofloutme,you’remistaken.Comehere,andI’llsqueezeyoureyesout,likeIdidtoRadbugjustnow.Andwhensomenewladscome,I’lldealwithyou:I’llsendyoutoShelob."
"Theywon’tcome,notbeforeyou’redeadanyway,"answeredSnagasurlily."I’vetoldyoutwicethatGorbag’sswinegottothegatefirst,andnoneofoursgotout.LagdufandMuzgashranthrough,buttheywereshot.Isawitfromawindow,Itellyou.Andtheywerethelast."
"Thenyoumustgo.Imuststayhereanyway.ButI’mhurt.TheBlackPitstakethatfilthyrebelGorbag!"Shagrat’svoicetrailedoffintoastringoffoulnamesandcurses."IgavehimbetterthanIgot,butheknifedme,thedung,beforeIthrottledhim.Youmustgo,orI’lleatyou.NewsmustgetthroughtoLugburz,orwe’llbothbefortheBlackPits.Yes,youtoo.Youwon’tescapebyskulkinghere."
"I’mnotgoingdownthosestairsagain,"growledSnaga,"beyoucaptainorno.Nar!Keepyourhandsoffyourknife,orI’llputanarrowinyourguts.Youwon’tbeacaptainlongwhentheyhearaboutallthesegoings-on.I’vefoughtfortheToweragainstthosestinkingMorgul-rats,butanicemessyoutwopreciouscaptainshavemadeofthings,fightingovertheswag.
