Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Many Partings
Allmyhopesareruined,butIwouldnotshareyours.Ifyouhaveany."
Foramomenthiseyeskindled."Go!"hesaid."Ididnotspendlongstudyonthesemattersfornaught.Youhavedoomedyourselves,andyouknowit.AnditwillaffordmesomecomfortasIwandertothinkthatyoupulleddownyourownhousewhenyoudestroyedmine.Andnow,whatshipwillbearyoubackacrosssowideasea?"hemocked."Itwillbeagreyship,andfullofghosts."Helaughed,buthisvoicewascrackedandhideous.
"Getup,youidiot!"heshoutedtotheotherbeggar,whohadsatdownontheground;andhestruckhimwithhisstaff."Turnabout!Ifthesefinefolkaregoingourway,thenwewilltakeanother.Geton,orI’llgiveyounocrustforyoursupper!"
Thebeggarturnedandslouchedpastwhimpering:"PooroldGríma!PooroldGríma!Alwaysbeatenandcursed.HowIhatehim!IwishIcouldleavehim!"
"Thenleavehim!"saidGandalf.
ButWormtongueonlyshotaglanceofhisblearedeyesfullofterroratGandalf,andthenshuffledquicklypastbehindSaruman.Asthewretchedpairpassedbythecompanytheycametothehobbits,andSarumanstoppedandstaredatthem;buttheylookedathimwithpity.
"Soyouhavecometogloattoo,haveyou,myurchins?"hesaid."Youdon’tcarewhatabeggarlacks,doyou?Foryouhaveallyouwant,foodandfineclothes,andthebestweedforyourpipes.Ohyes,Iknow!Iknowwhereitcomesfrom.