Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Tower of Cirith Ungol
"Well,thingsareabitbetterthanyouthink,"saidFrodo."Ihavehadabitofluckwhileyouwereaway.Indeedtheydidnottakeeverything.I’vefoundmyfood-bagamongsomeragsonthefloor.They’verummagedit,ofcourse.ButIguesstheydislikedtheverylookandsmellofthelembas,worsethanGollumdid.It’sscatteredaboutandsomeofitistrampledandbroken,butI’vegatheredittogether.It’snotfarshortofwhatyou’vegot.Butthey’vetakenFaramir’sfood,andthey’veslashedupmywater-bottle."
"Well,there’snomoretobesaid,"saidSam."We’vegotenoughtostarton.Butthewater’sgoingtobeabadbusiness.ButcomeMr.Frodo!Offwego,orawholelakeofitwon’tdousanygood!"
"Nottillyou’vehadamouthful,Sam,"saidFrodo."Iwon’tbudge.Here,takethiselven-cake,anddrinkthatlastdropinyourbottle!Thewholethingisquitehopeless,soit’snogoodworryingabouttomorrow.Itprobablywon’tcome."
Atlasttheystarted.Downtheladdertheyclimbed,andthenSamtookitandlaiditinthepassagebesidethehuddledbodyofthefallenorc.Thestairwasdark,butontheroof-toptheglareoftheMountaincouldstillbeseen,thoughitwasdyingdownnowtoasullenred.Theypickeduptwoshieldstocompletetheirdisguiseandthenwenton.
Downthegreatstairwaytheyplodded.
