Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Short Cut to Mushrooms
"Yes,sir.Idon’tknowhowtosayit,butafterlastnightIfeeldifferent.Iseemtoseeahead,inakindofway.Iknowwearegoingtotakeaverylongroad,intodarkness;butIknowIcan’tturnback.Itisn’ttoseeElvesnow,nordragons,normountains,thatIwant-Idon’trightlyknowwhatIwant:butIhavesomethingtodobeforetheend,anditliesahead,notintheShire.Imustseeitthrough,sir,ifyouunderstandme."
"Idon’taltogether.ButIunderstandthatGandalfchosemeagoodcompanion.Iamcontent.Wewillgotogether."
Frodofinishedhisbreakfastinsilence.Thenstandinguphelookedoverthelandahead,andcaledtoPippin.
"Allreadytostart?"hesaidasPippinranup."Wemustbegettingoffatonce.Wesleptlate;andthereareagoodmanymilestogo."
"Yousleptlate,youmean,"saidPippin."Iwasuplongbefore;andweareonlywaitingforyoutofinisheatingandthinking."
"Ihavefinishedbothnow.AndIamgoingtomakeforBuckleburyFerryasquicklyaspossible.Iamnotgoingoutoftheway,backtotheroadweleftlastnight:Iamgoingtocutstraightacrosscountryfromhere."
"Thenyouaregoingtofly,"saidPippin."Youwon’tcutstraightonfootanywhereinthiscountry."
"Wecancutstraighterthantheroadanyway,"answeredFrodo."TheFerryiseastfromWoodhal;butthehardroadcurvesawaytotheleft-youcanseeabendofitawaynorthoverthere.ItgoesroundthenorthendoftheMarishsoastostrikethecausewayfromtheBridgeaboveStock.Butthatismilesoutoftheway.WecouldsaveaquarterofthedistanceifwemadealinefortheFerryfromwherewestand."