Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Scouring of the Shire
TheruffianscametrampingalongtheEastRoad,andwithouthaltingturneduptheBywaterRoad,whichranforsomewayslopingupbetweenhighbankswithlowhedgesontop.Roundabend,aboutafurlongfromthemainroad,theymetastoutbarrierofoldfarm-cartsupturned.Thathaltedthem.Atthesamemomenttheybecameawarethatthehedgesonbothsides,justabovetheirheads,werealllinedwithhobbits.Behindthemotherhobbitsnowpushedoutsomemorewaggonsthathadbeenhiddeninafield,andsoblockedthewayback.Avoicespoketothemfromabove.
"Well,youhavewalkedintoatrap,"saidMerry."YourfellowsfromHobbitondidthesame,andoneisdeadandtherestareprisoners.Laydownyourweapons!Thengobacktwentypacesandsitdown.Anywhotrytobreakoutwillbeshot."
Buttheruffianscouldnotnowbecowedsoeasily.Afewofthemobeyed,butwereimmediatelysetonbytheirfellows.Ascoreormorebrokebackandchargedthewaggons.Sixwereshot,buttheremainderburstout,killingtwohobbits,andthenscatteringacrosscountryinthedirectionoftheWoodyEnd.Twomorefellastheyran.Merryblewaloudhorn-call,andtherewereansweringcallsfromadistance.
"Theywon’tgetfar,"saidPippin."Allthatcountryisalivewithourhuntersnow."
Behind,thetrappedMeninthelane,stillaboutfourscore,triedtoclimbthebarrierandthebanks,andthehobbitswereobligedtoshootmanyofthemorhewthemwithaxes.
