Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Mount Doom
Acrouchingshape,scarcelymorethantheshadowofalivingthing,acreaturenowwhollyruinedanddefeated,yetfilledwithahideouslustandrage;andbeforeitstoodstern,untouchablenowbypity,afigurerobedinwhite,butatitsbreastitheldawheeloffire.Outofthefiretherespokeacommandingvoice.
"Begone,andtroublemenomore!Ifyoutouchmeeveragain,youshallbecastyourselfintotheFireofDoom."
Thecrouchingshapebackedaway,terrorinitsblinkingeyes,andyetatthesametimeinsatiabledesire.
ThenthevisionpassedandSamsawFrodostanding,handonbreast,hisbreathcomingingreatgasps,andGollumathisfeet,restingonhiskneeswithhiswide-splayedhandsupontheground.
"Lookout!"criedSam."He’llspring!"Hesteppedforward,brandishinghissword."Quick,Master!"hegasped."Goon!Goon!Notimetolose.I’lldealwithhim.Goon!"
Frodolookedathimasifatonenowfaraway."Yes,Imustgoon,"hesaid."Farewell,Sam!Thisistheendatlast.OnMountDoomdoomshallfall.Farewell!"Heturnedandwenton,walkingslowlybuterectuptheclimbingpath.
"Now!"saidSam."AtlastIcandealwithyou!"Heleapedforwardwithdrawnbladereadyforbattle.ButGollumdidnotspring.Hefellflatuponthegroundandwhimpered.
"Don’tkillus,"hewept."Don’thurtuswithnasstycruelsteel!Letuslive,yes,livejustalittlelonger.Lost,lost!We’relost.
