Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Land of Shadow
Clamberingafewstepsuphefoundatinystreamofdarkwaterthatcameoutfromthehill-sideandfilledalittlebarepool,fromwhichagainitspilled,andvanishedthenunderthebarrenstones.
Samtastedthewater,anditseemedgoodenough.Thenhedrankdeeply,refilledthebottle,andturnedtogoback.AtthatmomenthecaughtaglimpseofablackformorshadowflittingamongtherocksawaynearFrodo’shiding-place.Bitingbackacry,heleaptdownfromthespringandran,jumpingfromstonetostone.Itwasawarycreature,difficulttosee,butSamhadlittledoubtaboutit:helongedtogethishandsonitsneck.Butitheardhimcomingandslippedquicklyaway.Samthoughthesawalastfleetingglimpseofit,peeringbackovertheedgeoftheeastwardprecipice,beforeitduckedanddisappeared.
"Well,luckdidnotletmedown,"mutteredSam,"butthatwasanearthing!Isn’titenoughtohaveorcsbythethousandwithoutthatstinkingvillaincomingnosinground?Iwishhehadbeenshot!"HesatdownbyFrodoanddidnotrousehim;buthedidnotdaretogotosleephimself.Atlastwhenhefelthiseyesclosingandknewthathisstruggletokeepawakecouldnotgoonmuchlonger,hewakenedFrodogently.
"ThatGollum’saboutagain,I’mafraid,Mr.Frodo,"hesaid."Leastways,ifitwasn’thim,thenthere’stwoofhim.IwentawaytofindsomewaterandspiedhimnosingroundjustasIturnedback.
