Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Land of Shadow
Slowlyandpainfullytheyclambereddown,groping,stumbling,scramblingamongrockandbriaranddeadwoodintheblindshadows,downanddownuntiltheycouldgonofurther.
Atlengththeystopped,andsatsidebyside,theirbacksagainstaboulder.Bothweresweating."IfShagrathimselfwastooffermeaglassofwater,I’dshakehishand,"saidSam.
"Don’tsaysuchthings!"saidFrodo."Itonlymakesitworse."Thenhestretchedhimselfout,dizzyandweary,andhespokenomoreforawhile.Atlastwithastrugglehegotupagain.TohisamazementhefoundthatSamwasasleep."Wakeup,Sam!"hesaid."Comeon!It’stimewemadeanothereffort."
Samscrambledtohisfeet."WellInever!"hesaid."Imusthavedroppedoff.It’salongtime,Mr.Frodo,sinceIhadapropersleep,andmyeyesjustcloseddownontheirown."
Frodonowledtheway,northwardasnearashecouldguess,amongthestonesandboulderslyingthickatthebottomofthegreatravine.Butpresentlyhestoppedagain.
"It’snogood,Sam,"hesaid."Ican’tmanageit.Thismail-shirt,Imean.Notinmypresentstate.Evenmymithril-coatseemedheavywhenIwastired.Thisisfarheavier.Andwhat’stheuseofit?Weshan’twinthroughbyfighting."
"Butwemayhavesometodo,"saidSam."Andthere’sknivesandstrayarrows.ThatGollumisn’tdead,foronething.Idon’tliketothinkofyouwithnaughtbutabitofleatherbetweenyouandastabinthedark.
