Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Scouring of the Shire
"What’sallthis,"hesnarledashecameforward."Gate-breaking?Youclearout,orI’llbreakyourfilthylittlenecks!"Thenhestopped,forhehadcaughtthegleamofswords.
"BillFerny,"saidMerry,"ifyoudon’topenthatgateintenseconds,you’llregretit.Ishallsetsteeltoyou,ifyoudon’tobey.Andwhenyouhaveopenedthegatesyouwillgothroughthemandneverreturn.Youarearuffianandahighway-robber."
BillFernyflinchedandshuffledtothegateandunlockedit."Givemethekey!"saidMerry.Buttheruffianflungitathisheadandthendartedoutintothedarkness.Ashepassedtheponiesoneofthemletflywithhisheelsandjustcaughthimasheran.Hewentoffwithayelpintothenightandwasneverheardofagain.
"Neatwork,Bill,"saidSam,meaningthepony.
"SomuchforyourBigMan,"saidMerry."We’llseetheChieflater.Inthemeantimewewantalodgingforthenight,andasyouseemtohavepulleddowntheBridgeInnandbuiltthisdismalplaceinstead,you’llhavetoputusup."
"Iamsorry,Mr.Merry,"saidHob,"butitisn’tallowed."
"Whatisn’tallowed?"
Takinginfolkoff-handlikeandeatingextrafood,andallthat,saidHob.
"What’sthematterwiththeplace?"saidMerry."Hasitbeenabadyear,orwhat?Ithoughtithadbeenafinesummerandharvest."
"Wellno,theyear’sbeengoodenough,"saidHob.
