Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Council of Elrond
"InthedaysoffairweatherweledGollumthroughthewoods;andtherewasahightreestandingalonefarfromtheotherswhichhelikedtoclimb.Oftenwelethimmountuptothehighestbranches,untilhefeltthefreewind;butwesetaguardatthetree’sfoot.Onedayherefusedtocomedown,andtheguardshadnomindtoclimbafterhim:hehadlearnedthetrickofclingingtoboughswithhisfeetaswellaswithhishands;sotheysatbythetreefarintothenight.
"Itwasthatverynightofsummer,yetmoonlessandstarless,thatOrcscameonusatunawares.Wedrovethemoffaftersometime;theyweremanyandfierce,buttheycamefromoverthemountains,andwereunusedtothewoods.Whenthebattlewasover,wefoundthatGollumwasgone,andhisguardswereslainortaken.Itthenseemedplaintousthattheattackhadbeenmadeforhisrescue,andthatheknewofitbeforehand.Howthatwascontrivedwecannotguess;butGollumiscunning,andthespiesoftheEnemyaremany.ThedarkthingsthatweredrivenoutintheyearoftheDragon’sfallhavereturnedingreaternumbers,andMirkwoodisagainanevilplace,savewhereourrealmismaintained.
"WehavefailedtorecaptureGollum.WecameonhistrailamongthoseofmanyOrcs,anditplungeddeepintotheForest,goingsouth.Buterelongitescapedourskill,andwedarednotcontinuethehunt;forweweredrawingnightoDolGuldur,andthatisstillaveryevilplace;wedonotgothatway."
"Well,well,heisgone,"saidGandalf.
