Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Scouring of the Shire
"Nowgeton!"saidMerry,andafterthatthetravellerssawtoitthattheirponies"pacewasquickenoughtopushtheShirriffsalongasfastastheycouldgo.Thesuncameout,andinspiteofthechillywindtheyweresoonpuffingandsweating.
AttheThree-FarthingStonetheygaveitup.Theyhaddonenearlyfourteenmileswithonlyonerestatnoon.Itwasnowthreeo’clock.Theywerehungryandveryfootsoreandtheycouldnotstandthepace.
"Well,comealonginyourowntime!"saidMerry."Wearegoingon."
"Good-bye,Cock-robin!"saidSam."I’llwaitforyououtsideTheGreenDragon,ifyouhaven’tforgottenwherethatis.Don’tdawdleontheway!"
"You’rebreakingarrest,that’swhatyou’redoing,"saidtheleaderruefully,"andIcan’tbeanswerable."
"Weshallbreakagoodmanythingsyet,andnotaskyoutoanswer,"saidPippin."Goodlucktoyou!"
Thetravellerstrottedon,andasthesunbegantosinktowardstheWhiteDownsfarawayonthewesternhorizontheycametoBywaterbyitswidepool;andtheretheyhadtheirfirstreallypainfulshock.ThiswasFrodoandSam’sowncountry,andtheyfoundoutnowthattheycaredaboutitmorethananyotherplaceintheworld.Manyofthehousesthattheyhadknownweremissing.Someseemedtohavebeenburneddown.
