Властелин колец: Братство кольца

           Thehobbitsnowleftthetunnel-gateandrodeacrossthewideholow.OnthefarsidewasafaintpathleadingupontotheflooroftheForest,ahundredyardsandmorebeyondtheHedge;butitvanishedassoonasitbroughtthemunderthetrees.LookingbacktheycouldseethedarklineoftheHedgethroughthestemsoftreesthatwerealreadythickaboutthem.

           Lookingaheadtheycouldseeonlytree-trunksofinnumerablesizesandshapes:straightorbent,twisted,leaning,squatorslender,smoothorgnarledandbranched;andallthestemsweregreenorgreywithmossandslimy,shaggygrowths.

           Merryaloneseemedfairlycheerful."Youhadbetterleadonandfindthatpath,"Frodosaidtohim."Don’tletusloseoneanother,orforgetwhichwaytheHedgelies!"Theypickedawayamongthetrees,andtheirponiesploddedalong,carefulyavoidingthemanywrithingandinterlacingroots.Therewasnoundergrowth.Thegroundwasrisingsteadily,andastheywentforwarditseemedthatthetreesbecametaler,darker,andthicker.

           Therewasnosound,exceptanoccasionaldripofmoisturefalingthroughthestillleaves.Forthemomenttherewasnowhisperingormovementamongthebranches;buttheyallgotanuncomfortablefeelingthattheywerebeingwatchedwithdisapproval,deepeningtodislikeandevenenmity.Thefeelingsteadilygrew,untiltheyfoundthemselveslookingupquickly,orglancingbackovertheirshoulders,asiftheyexpectedasuddenblow.

           Therewasnotasyetanysignofapath,andthetreesseemedconstantlytobartheirway.

           Pippinsuddenlyfeltthathecouldnotbearitanylonger,andwithoutwarningletoutashout.