Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Homeward Bound
"TherewaspoorMatHeathertoes,andRowlieAppledore,andlittleTomPickthornfromovertheHill;andWillieBanksfromup-away,andoneoftheUnderhillsfromStaddle:allgoodfellows,andthey’remissed.AndHarryGoatleafthatusedtobeontheWest-gate,andthatBillFerny,theycameinonthestrangers"side,andthey’vegoneoffwiththem;andit’smybelieftheyletthemin.Onthenightofthefight,Imean.Andthatwasafterweshowedthemthegatesandpushedthemout:beforetheyear’send,thatwas;andthefightwasearlyintheNewYear,aftertheheavysnowwehad.
"Andnowthey’regoneforrobbersandliveoutside,hidinginthewoodsbeyondArchet,andoutinthewildsnorth-away.It’slikeabitofthebadoldtimestalestellof,Isay.Itisn’tsafeontheroadandnobodygoesfar,andfolklockupearly.Wehavetokeepwatchersallroundthefenceandputalotofmenonthegatesatnights."
"Well,noonetroubledus,"saidPippin,"andwecamealongslowly,andkeptnowatch.Wethoughtwe’dleftalltroublebehindus."
"Ah,thatyouhaven’t,Master,more’sthepity,"saidButterbur."Butit’snowondertheyleftyoualone.Theywouldn’tgoforarmedfolk,withswordsandhelmetsandshieldsandall.Makethemthinktwice,thatwould.AndImustsayitputmeabackabitwhenIsawyou."
Thenthehobbitssuddenlyrealizedthatpeoplehadlookedatthemwithamazementnotoutofsurpriseattheirreturnsomuchasinwonderattheirgear.
