Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Land of Shadow
Somewayinfrontofit,beforethegateatthebridge-end,theroadfromthewestconvergedwithotherscomingfromthesouth,andfromBarad-dur.Alongalltheroadstroopsweremoving;fortheCaptainsoftheWestwereadvancingandtheDarkLordwasspeedinghisforcesnorth.Soitchancedthatseveralcompaniescametogetherattheroad-meeting,inthedarkbeyondthelightofthewatch-firesonthewall.Atoncetherewasgreatjostlingandcursingaseachtrooptriedtogetfirsttothegateandtheendingoftheirmarch.Thoughthedriversyelledandpliedtheirwhips,scufflesbrokeoutandsomebladesweredrawn.Atroopofheavy-armeduruksfromBarad-durchargedintotheDurthanglineandthrewthemintoconfusion.
Dazedashewaswithpainandweariness,Samwokeup,graspedquicklyathischance,andthrewhimselftotheground,draggingFrododownwithhim.Orcsfelloverthem,snarlingandcursing.Slowlyonhandandkneethehobbitscrawledawayoutoftheturmoil,untilatlastunnoticedtheydroppedoverthefurtheredgeoftheroad.Ithadahighkerbbywhichtroop-leaderscouldguidethemselvesinblacknightorfog,anditwasbankedupsomefeetabovetheleveloftheopenland.
Theylaystillforawhile.Itwastoodarktoseekforcover,ifindeedtherewasanytofind;butSamfeltthattheyoughtatleasttogetfurtherawayfromthehighwaysandoutoftherangeoftorch-light.
"Comeon,Mr.Frodo!"hewhispered."Onemorecrawl,andthenyoucanliestill
