Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Tower of Cirith Ungol
Standingup,heslungitbehindhisback,putanorc-helmonhishead,andcastanotherblackcloakabouthisshoulders."There!"hesaid."Nowwematch,nearenough.Andnowwemustbeoff!"
"Ican’tgoallthewayatarun,Sam,"saidFrodowithawrysmile."Ihopeyou’vemadeinquiriesaboutinnsalongtheroad?Orhaveyouforgottenaboutfoodanddrink?"
"Saveme,butsoIhad!"saidSam.Hewhistledindismay."Blessme,Mr.Frodo,butyou’vegoneandmademethathungryandthirsty!Idon’tknowwhendropormorsellastpassedmylips.I’dforgottenit,tryingtofindyou.Butletmethink!LasttimeIlookedI’dgotaboutenoughofthatwaybread,andofwhatCaptainFaramirgaveus,tokeepmeonmylegsforacoupleofweeksatapinch.Butifthere’sadropleftinmybottle,there’snomore.That’snotgoingtobeenoughfortwo,nohow.Don’torcseat,anddon’ttheydrink?Ordotheyjustliveonfoulairandpoison?"
"No,theyeatanddrink,Sam.TheShadowthatbredthemcanonlymock,itcannotmake:notrealnewthingsofitsown.Idon’tthinkitgavelifetotheorcs,itonlyruinedthemandtwistedthem;andiftheyaretoliveatall,theyhavetolivelikeotherlivingcreatures.Foulwatersandfoulmeatsthey’lltake,iftheycangetnobetter,butnotpoison.They’vefedme,andsoI’mbetteroffthanyou.Theremustbefoodandwatersomewhereinthisplace."
"Butthere’snotimetolookforthem,"saidSam.
