Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Shadow of the Past
’Allright,’saidSam,laughingwiththerest.’ButwhatabouttheseTree-men,thesegiants,asyoumightcallthem?TheydosaythatonebiggerthanatreewasseenupawaybeyondtheNorthMoorsnotlongback.’
’Who’sthey?’
’MycousinHalforone.HeworksforMr.BoffinatOverhillandgoesuptotheNorthfarthingforthehunting.Hesawone.’
’Sayshedid,perhaps.YourHal’salwayssayinghe’sseenthings;andmaybeheseesthingsthatain’tthere.’
’Butthisonewasasbigasanelmtree,andwalking—walkingsevenyardstoastride,ifitwasaninch.’
’ThenIbetitwasn’taninch.Whathesawwasanelmtree,aslikeasnot.’
’Butthisonewaswalking,Itellyou;andthereain’tnoelmtreeontheNorthMoors.’
’ThenHalcan’thaveseenone,’saidTed.Therewassomelaughingandclapping:theaudienceseemedtothinkthatTedhadscoredapoint.
’Allthesame,’saidSam,’youcan’tdenythatothersbesidesourHalfasthaveseenqueerfolkcrossingtheShire—crossingit,mindyou:therearemorethatareturnedbackattheborders.TheBoundershaveneverbeensobusybefore.
’AndI’veheardtellthatElvesaremovingwest.Theydosaytheyaregoingtotheharbours,outawaybeyondtheWhiteTowers.’
