Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Scouring of the Shire
"IamamessengeroftheKing,"hesaid."YouarespeakingtotheKing’sfriend,andoneofthemostrenownedinallthelandsoftheWest.Youarearuffianandafool.Downonyourkneesintheroadandaskpardon,orIwillsetthistroll’sbaneinyou!"
Theswordglintedinthewesteringsun.MerryandSamdrewtheirswordsalsoandrodeuptosupportPippin;butFrododidnotmove.Theruffiansgaveback.ScaringBreelandpeasants,andbullyingbewilderedhobbits,hadbeentheirwork.Fearlesshobbitswithbrightswordsandgrimfaceswereagreatsurprise.Andtherewasanoteinthevoicesofthesenewcomersthattheyhadnotheardbefore.Itchilledthemwithfear.
"Go!"saidMerry."Ifyoutroublethisvillageagain,youwillregretit."Thethreehobbitscameon,andthentheruffiansturnedandfledrunningawayuptheHobbitonRoad;buttheyblewtheirhornsastheyran.
"Well,we’vecomebacknonetoosoon,"saidMerry.
"Notadaytoosoon.Perhapstoolate,atanyratetosaveLotho,"saidFrodo."Miserablefool,butIamsorryforhim."
"SaveLotho?Whateverdoyoumean?"saidPippin."DestroyhimIshouldsay."
"Idon’tthinkyouquiteunderstandthings,Pippin,"saidFrodo."Lothonevermeantthingstocometothispass.Hehasbeenawickedfool,buthe’scaughtnow.Theruffiansareontop,gathering,robbingandbullying,andrunningorruiningthingsastheylike,inhisname.
