Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Scouring of the Shire
"Why,theysaidyouwasdead!LostintheOldForestbyallaccounts.I’mpleasedtoseeyoualiveafterall!"
"Thenstopgapingatmethroughthebars,andopenthegate!"saidMerry.
"I’msorry,MasterMerry,butwehaveorders."
"Whoseorders?"
"TheChief’supatBagEnd."
"Chief?Chief?DoyoumeanMr.Lotho?"saidFrodo.
"Isupposeso,Mr.Baggins;butwehavetosayjust"theChief"nowadays."
"Doyouindeed!"saidFrodo."Well,IamgladhehasdroppedtheBagginsatanyrate.Butitisevidentlyhightimethatthefamilydealtwithhimandputhiminhisplace."
Ahushfellonthehobbitsbeyondthegate."Itwon’tdonogoodtalkingthatway,"saidone."He’llgettohearofit.Andifyoumakesomuchnoise,you’llwaketheChief’sBigMan."
"Weshallwakehimupinawaythatwillsurprisehim,"saidMerry."IfyoumeanthatyourpreciousChiefhasbeenhiringruffiansoutofthewild,thenwe’venotcomebacktoosoon."Hesprangfromhispony,andseeingthenoticeinthelightofthelanterns,hetoreitdownandthrewitoverthegate.Thehobbitsbackedawayandmadenomovetoopenit."Comeon,Pippin!"saidMerry."Twoisenough."
MerryandPippinclimbedthegate,andthehobbitsfled.Anotherhornsounded.Outofthebiggerhouseontherightalargeheavyfigureappearedagainstalightinthedoorway.
