Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Land of Shadow
Sowemuststillgonorthwards,Ithink,andseewhatitislikewheretheopenplainisnarrower."
"Iguesswhatit’llbelike,"saidSam."Whereit’snarrowertheOrcsandMenwilljustbepackedcloser.You’llsee,Mr.Frodo."
"IdaresayIshall,ifweevergetsofar,"saidFrodoandturnedaway.
TheysoonfoundthatitwasimpossibletomaketheirwayalongthecrestoftheMorgai,oranywherealongitshigherlevels,pathlessastheywereandscoredwithdeepghylls.Intheendtheywereforcedtogobackdowntheravinethattheyhadclimbedandseekforawayalongthevalley.Itwasroughgoing,fortheydarednotcrossovertothepathonthewestwardside.Afteramileormoretheysaw,huddledinahollowatthecliff’sfoot,theorc-holdthattheyhadguessedwasnearathand:awallandaclusterofstonehutssetaboutthedarkmouthofacave.Therewasnomovementtobeseen,butthehobbitscreptbycautiously,keepingasmuchastheycouldtothethorn-brakesthatgrewthicklyatthispointalongbothsidesoftheoldwater-course.
Theywenttwoorthreemilesfurther,andtheorc-holdwashiddenfromsightbehindthem;buttheyhadhardlybeguntobreathemorefreelyagainwhenharshandloudtheyheardorc-voices.Quicklytheyslunkoutofsightbehindabrownandstuntedbush.Thevoicesdrewnearer.Presentlytwoorcscameintoview.
