Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Short Cut to Mushrooms
"Shortcutsmakelongdelays,"arguedPippin."Thecountryisroughroundhere,andtherearebogsandallkindsofdifficultiesdownintheMarish-Iknowthelandintheseparts.AndifyouareworryingaboutBlackRiders,Ican’tseethatitisanyworsemeetingthemonaroadthaninawoodorafield."
"Itislesseasytofindpeopleinthewoodsandfields,"answeredFrodo."Andifyouaresupposedtobeontheroad,thereissomechancethatyouwillbelookedforontheroadandnotoffit."
"Allright!"saidPippin."Iwillfolowyouintoeverybogandditch.Butitishard!IhadcountedonpassingtheGoldenPerchatStockbeforesundown.ThebestbeerintheEastfarthing,orusedtobe:itisalongtimesinceItastedit."
"Thatsettlesit!"saidFrodo."Shortcutsmakedelays,butinnsmakelongerones.AtallcostswemustkeepyouawayfromtheGoldenPerch.WewanttogettoBuckleburybeforedark.Whatdoyousay,Sam?"
"Iwillgoalongwithyou,Mr.Frodo,"saidSam(inspiteofprivatemisgivingandadeepregretforthebestbeerintheEastfarthing).
"Thenifwearegoingtotoilthroughbogandbriar,let’sgonow!"saidPippin.
Itwasalreadynearlyashotasithadbeenthedaybefore;butcloudswerebeginningtocomeupfromtheWest.Itlookedlikelytoturntorain.Thehobbitsscrambleddownasteepgreenbankandplungedintothethicktreesbelow.TheircoursehadbeenchosentoleaveWoodhaltotheirleft,andtocutslantingthroughthewoodsthatclusteredalongtheeasternsideofthehils,untiltheyreachedtheflatsbeyond.ThentheycouldmakestraightfortheFerryovercountrythatwasopen,exceptforafewditchesandfences.Frodoreckonedtheyhadeighteenmilestogoinastraightline.
