Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Conspiracy Unmasked
"Youshalhaveit!Givemethatbasket!"saidMerry,androdeaheadintothedarkness.
ItwassomedistancefromtheBrandywinetoFrodo’snewhouseatCrickholow.TheypassedBuckHillandBrandyHallontheirleft,andontheoutskirtsofBuckleburystruckthemainroadofBucklandthatransouthfromtheBridge.Halfamilenorthwardalongthistheycametoalaneopeningontheirright.Thistheyfolowedforacoupleofmilesasitclimbedupanddownintothecountry.
Atlasttheycametoanarrowgateinathickhedge.Nothingcouldbeseenofthehouseinthedark:itstoodbackfromthelaneinthemiddleofawidecircleoflawnsurroundedbyabeltoflowtreesinsidetheouterhedge.Frodohadchosenit,becauseitstoodinanout-of-the-waycornerofthecountry,andtherewerenootherdwelingscloseby.Youcouldgetinandoutwithoutbeingnoticed.IthadbeenbuiltalongwhilebeforebytheBrandybucks,fortheuseofguests,ormembersofthefamilythatwishedtoescapefromthecrowdedlifeofBrandyHallforatime.Itwasanold-fashionedcountrifiedhouse,asmuchlikeahobbit-holeaspossible:itwaslongandlow,withnoupperstorey;andithadaroofofturf,roundwindows,andalargerounddoor.
Astheywalkedlipthegreenpathfromthegatenolightwasvisible;thewindowsweredarkandshuttered.Frodoknockedonthedoor,andFattyBolgeropenedit.Afriendlylightstreamedout.Theyslippedinquicklyandshutthemselvesandthelightinside.Theywereinawidehallwithdoorsoneitherside;infrontofthemapassageranbackdownthemiddleofthehouse.
"Wel,whatdoyouthinkofit?"askedMerrycomingupthepassage."Wehavedoneourbestinashorttimetomakeitlooklikehome.AfterallFattyandIonlygotherewiththelastcart-loadyesterday."
