Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Conspiracy Unmasked
Untilatlastourtoilbepassed,
Ourjourneydone,ourerrandsped.
Wemustaway!Wemustaway!
Weridebeforethebreakofday!
"Verygood!"saidFrodo."Butinthatcasetherearealotofthingstodobeforewegotobed-underaroof,fortonightatanyrate."
"Oh!Thatwaspoetry!"saidPippin."Doyourealymeantostartbeforethebreakofday?"
"Idon’tknow,"answeredFrodo."IfearthoseBlackRiders,andIamsureitisunsafetostayinoneplacelong,especialyinaplacetowhichitisknownIwasgoing.AlsoGildoradvisedmenottowait.ButIshouldverymuchliketoseeGandalf.IcouldseethatevenGildorwasdisturbedwhenheheardthatGandalfhadneverappeared.Itrealydependsontwothings.HowsooncouldtheRidersgettoBucklebury?Andhowsooncouldwegetoff?Itwilltakeagooddealofpreparation."
"Theanswertothesecondquestion,"saidMerry,’isthatwecouldgetoffinanhour.Ihavepreparedpracticalyeverything.Therearesixponiesinastableacrossthefields;storesandtackleareallpacked,exceptforafewextraclothes,andtheperishablefood."
"Itseemstohavebeenaveryefficientconspiracy,"saidFrodo."ButwhatabouttheBlackRiders?WoulditbesafetowaitonedayforGandalf?"
"ThatalldependsonwhatyouthinktheRiderswoulddo,iftheyfoundyouhere,"answeredMerry.
