Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Scouring of the Shire
Theseruffiansdon’tstickatnothing.Butcomeonnow,lads!Bywaterisup!Wemustbeinit!"
"WhataboutMrs.CottonandRosie?"saidSam."Itisn’tsafeyetforthemtobeleftallalone."
"MyNibsiswiththem.Butyoucangoandhelphim,ifyouhaveamind,"saidFarmerCottonwithagrin.Thenheandhissonsranofftowardsthevillage.
Samhurriedtothehouse.BythelargerounddooratthetopofthestepsfromthewideyardstoodMrs.CottonandRosie,andNibsinfrontofthemgraspingahay-fork.
"It’sme!"shoutedSamashetrottedup."SamGamgee!Sodon’ttryproddingme,Nibs.Anyway,I’veamail-shirtonme."
Hejumpeddownfromhisponyandwentupthesteps.Theystaredathiminsilence."Goodevening,Mrs.Cotton!"hesaid."HulloRosie!"
"Hullo,Sam!"saidRosie."Where’veyoubeenITheysaidyouweredead;butI’vebeenexpectingyousincetheSpring.Youhaven’thurriedhaveyou?"
"Perhapsnot,"saidSamabashed."ButI’mhurryingnow.We’resettingabouttheruffians,andI’vegottogetbacktoMr.Frodo.ButIthoughtI’dhavealookandseehowMrs.Cottonwaskeeping,andyou,Rosie."
"We’rekeepingnicely,thankyou,"saidMrs.Cotton."Orshouldbe,ifitweren’tforthesethievingruffians."
"Well,beoffwithyou!"saidRosie."Ifyou’vebeenlookingafterMr.
