Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Conspiracy Unmasked
"Wel,that’sthat,"saidPippin."OnthewholeIwouldratherhaveourjobthanFatty’s-waitingheretillBlackRiderscome."
"YouwaittillyouarewellinsidetheForest,"saidFredegar."You’llwishyouwerebackherewithmebeforethistimetomorrow."
"It’snogoodarguingaboutitanymore,"saidMerry."Wehavestillgottotidyupandputthefinishingtouchestothepacking,beforewegettobed.Ishalcallyouallbeforethebreakofday."
Whenatlasthehadgottobed,Frodocouldnotsleepforsometime.Hislegsached.Hewasgladthathewasridinginthemorning.Eventualyhefellintoavaguedream,inwhichheseemedtobelookingoutofahighwindowoveradarkseaoftangledtrees.Downbelowamongtherootstherewasthesoundofcreaturescrawlingandsnuffling.Hefeltsuretheywouldsmellhimoutsoonerorlater.
Thenheheardanoiseinthedistance.Atfirsthethoughtitwasagreatwindcomingovertheleavesoftheforest.Thenheknewthatitwasnotleaves,butthesoundoftheSeafar-off;asoundhehadneverheardinwakinglife,thoughithadoftentroubledhisdreams.Suddenlyhefoundhewasoutintheopen.Therewerenotreesafteral.Hewasonadarkheath,andtherewasastrangesaltsmellintheair.Lookinguphesawbeforehimatallwhitetower,standingaloneonahighridge.AgreatdesirecameoverhimtoclimbthetowerandseetheSea.Hestartedtostruggleuptheridgetowardsthetower:butsuddenlyalightcameinthesky,andtherewasanoiseofthunder.
