Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Scouring of the Shire
TheytookoldFlourdumpling,oldWillWhitfoottheMayor,first,andthey’vetakenalotmore.Latelyit’sbeengettingworse.Oftentheybeat"emnow."
"Thenwhydoyoudotheirworkfarthem?"saidSamangrily."WhosentyoutoFrogmorton?"
"Noonedid.WestayhereinthebigShirriff-house.We’retheFirstEastfarthingTroopnow.There’shundredsofShirriffsalltoldandtheywantmore,withallthesenewrules.Mostofthemareinitagainsttheirwill,butnotall.EvenintheShiretherearesomeaslikemindingotherfolk’sbusinessandtalkingbig.Andthere’sworsethanthat:there’safewasdospy-workfortheChiefandhisMen."
"Ah!Sothat’showyouhadnewsofus,isit?"
"That’sright.Wearen’tallowedtosendbyitnow,buttheyusetheoldQuickPostservice,andkeepspecialrunnersatdifferentpoints.OnecameinfromWhitfurrowslastnightwitha"secretmessage",andanothertookitonfromhere.AndamessagecamebackthisafternoonsayingyouwastobearrestedandtakentoBywater,notdirecttotheLockholes.TheChiefwantstoseeyouatonce,evidently."
"Hewon’tbesoeagerwhenMr.Frodohasfinishedwithhim,"saidSam.
TheShirriff-houseatFrogmortonwasasbadastheBridge-house.Ithadonlyonestorey,butithadthesamenarrowwindows,anditwasbuiltofuglypalebricks,badlylaid.
