Властелин колец: Братство кольца
At the Sign of the Prancing Pony
Theycalledformoreale,andbegantoshout:‘Let’shaveitagain,master!Comeonnow!Oncemore!’
TheymadeFrodohaveanotherdrink,andthenbeginhissongagain,whilemanyofthemjoinedin;forthetunewaswellknown,andtheywerequickatpickingupwords.ItwasnowFrodo’sturntofeelpleasedwithhimself.Hecaperedaboutonthetable;andwhenhecameasecondtimetothecowjumpedovertheMoon,heleapedintheair.Muchtoovigorously;forhecamedown,bang,intoatrayfullofmugs,andslipped,androlledoffthetablewithacrash,clatter,andbump!Theaudienceallopenedtheirmouthswideforlaughter,andstoppedshortingapingsilence;forthesingerdisappeared.Hesimplyvanished,asifhehadgoneslapthroughthefloorwithoutleavingahole!
Thelocalhobbitsstaredinamazement,andthensprangtotheirfeetandshoutedforBarliman.AllthecompanydrewawayfromPippinandSam,whofoundthemselvesleftaloneinacorner,andeyeddarklyanddoubtfullyfromadistance.Itwasplainthatmanypeopleregardedthemnowasthecompanionsofatravellingmagicianofunknownpowersandpurpose.ButtherewasoneswarthyBree-lander,whostoodlookingatthemwithaknowingandhalf-mockingexpressionthatmadethemfeelveryuncomfortable.Presentlyheslippedoutofthedoor,followedbythesquint-eyedsoutherner:thetwohadbeenwhisperingtogetheragooddealduringtheevening.
Frodofeltafool.
