Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Mount Doom
Sam,andthereisnoveilbetweenmeandthewheeloffire.Ibegintoseeitevenwithmywakingeyes,andallelsefades."
Samwenttohimandkissedhishand."Thenthesoonerwe’reridofit,thesoonertorest,"hesaidhaltingly,findingnobetterwordstosay."Talkingwon’tmendnothing,"hemutteredtohimself,ashegatheredupallthethingsthattheyhadchosentocastaway.Hewasnotwillingtoleavethemlyingopeninthewildernessforanyeyestosee."Stinkerpickedupthatorc-shirt,seemingly,andheisn’tgoingtoaddaswordtoit.Hishandsarebadenoughwhenempty.Andheisn’tgoingtomesswithmypans!"Withthathecarriedallthegearawaytooneofthemanygapingfissuresthatscoredthelandandthrewthemin.Theclatterofhispreciouspansastheyfelldownintothedarkwaslikeadeath-knelltohisheart.
HecamebacktoFrodo,andthenofhiselven-ropehecutashortpiecetoservehismasterasagirdleandbindthegreycloakcloseabouthiswaist.Theresthecarefullycoiledandputbackinhispack.Besidethathekeptonlytheremnantsoftheirwaybreadandthewater-bottle,andStingstillhangingbyhisbelt;andhiddenawayinapocketofhistunicnexthisbreastthephialofGaladrielandthelittleboxthatshegavehimforhisown.
NowatlasttheyturnedtheirfacestotheMountainandsetout,thinkingnomoreofconcealment,bendingtheirwearinessandfailingwillsonlytotheonetaskofgoingon.
