Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Scouring of the Shire
Peregrin,he’sneverhadnotruckwiththisLotho,notfromthebeginning:saidthatifanyonewasgoingtoplaythechiefatthistimeofday,itwouldbetherightThainoftheShireandnoupstart.AndwhenLothosenthisMentheygotnochangeoutofhim.Tooksarelucky,they’vegotthosedeepholesintheGreenHills,theGreatSmialsandall,andtheruffianscan’tcomeat"em;andtheywon’tlettheruffianscomeontheirland.Iftheydo,Tookshunt"em.Tooksshotthreeforprowlingandrobbing.Afterthattheruffiansturnednastier.AndtheykeepaprettyclosewatchonTookland.Noonegetsinnoroutofitnow."
"GoodfortheTooks!"criedPippin."Butsomeoneisgoingtogetinagain,now.IamofftotheSmials.AnyonecomingwithmetoTuckborough?"
Pippinrodeoffwithhalfadozenladsonponies."Seeyousoon!"hecried."It’sonlyfourteenmilesorsooverthefields.I’llbringyoubackanarmyofTooksinthemorning."Merryblewahorn-callafterthemastheyrodeoffintothegatheringnight.Thepeoplecheered.
"Allthesame,"saidFrodotoallthosewhostoodnear,"Iwishfornokilling;notevenoftheruffians,unlessitmustbedone,topreventthemfromhurtinghobbits."
"Allright!"saidMerry."ButweshallbehavingavisitfromtheHobbitonganganytimenow,Ithink.Theywon’tcomejusttotalkthingsover.We’lltrytodealwiththemneatly,butwemustbepreparedfortheworst.NowI’vegotaplan.
