Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Land of Shadow
Tryabitfurther,andthenwe’llliecloseandhavearest.Buttakeamorseltoeatnow,abitoftheElves"food;itmayheartenyou."
Sharingawaferoflembas,andmunchingitasbesttheycouldwiththeirparchedmouths.FrodoandSamploddedon.Thelight,thoughnomorethanagreydusk,wasnowenoughforthemtoseethattheyweredeepinthevalleybetweenthemountains.Itslopedupgentlynorthward,andatitsbottomwentthebedofanowdryandwitheredstream.Beyonditsstonycoursetheysawabeatenpaththatwounditswayunderthefeetofthewestwardcliffs.Hadtheyknown,theycouldhavereacheditquicker,foritwasatrackthatleftthemainMorgul-roadatthewesternbridge-endandwentdownbyalongstaircutintherocktothevalley’sbottom.Itwasusedbypatrolsorbymessengersgoingswiftlytolesserpostsandstrongholdsnorth-away,betweenCirithUngolandthenarrowsofIsenmouthe,theironjawsofCarachAngren.
Itwasperilousforthehobbitstousesuchapath,buttheyneededspeed,andFrodofeltthathecouldnotfacethetoilofscramblingamongthebouldersorinthetracklessglensoftheMorgai.Andhejudgedthatnorthwardwas,maybe,thewaythattheirhunterswouldleastexpectthemtotake.Theroadeasttotheplain,orthepassbackwestward,thosetheywouldfirstsearchmostthoroughly.OnlywhenhewaswellnorthoftheTowerdidhemeantoturnandseekforsomewaytotakehimeast,eastonthelastdesperatestageofhisjourney.
