Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Scouring of the Shire
Andwhat’sallthisabouttheinnbeingclosed?"
"They’reallclosed,"saidRobin."TheChiefdoesn’tholdwithbeer.Leastwaysthatishowitstarted.ButnowIreckonit’shisMenthathasitall.Andhedoesn’tholdwithfolkmovingabout;soiftheywillortheymust,thentheyhastogototheShirriff-houseandexplaintheirbusiness."
"Yououghttobeashamedofyourselfhavinganythingtodowithsuchnonsense,"saidSam."Youusedtoliketheinsideofaninnbetterthantheoutsideyourself.Youwerealwayspoppingin,ondutyoroff."
"AndsoIwouldbestill,Sam,ifIcould.Butdon’tbehardonme.WhatcanIdo?YouknowhowIwentforaShirriffsevenyearsago,beforeanyofthisbegan.Gavemeachanceofwalkingroundthecountryandseeingfolk,andhearingthenews,andknowingwherethegoodbeerwas.Butnowit’sdifferent."
"Butyoucangiveitup,stopShirriffing,ifithasstoppedbeingarespectablejob,"saidSam.
"We’renotallowedto,"saidRobin.
"IfIhearnotallowedmuchoftener,"saidSam,"I’mgoingtogetangry."
"Can’tsayasI’dbesorrytoseeit,"saidRobinloweringhisvoice."Ifweallgotangrytogethersomethingmightbedone.Butit’stheseMen,Sam,theChief’sMen.Hesendsthemroundeverywhere,andifanyofussmallfolkstandupforourrights,theydraghimofftotheLockholes.
