Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Ring Goes South
"Itisnogoodgoingon.Onlyalittlehigher,ifIrememberrightly,thispathleavesthecliffandrunsintoawideshallowtroughatthebottomofalonghardslope.Weshouldhavenosheltertherefromsnow,orstones-oranythingelse."
"Anditisnogoodgoingbackwhilethestormholds,"saidAragorn."Wehavepassednoplaceonthewayupthatofferedmoreshelterthanthiscliff-wallweareundernow."
"Shelter!"mutteredSam."Ifthisisshelter,thenonewallandnoroofmakeahouse."
TheCompanynowgatheredtogetherasclosetothecliffastheycould.Itfacedsouthwards,andnearthebottomitleanedoutalittle,sothattheyhopeditwouldgivethemsomeprotectionfromthenortherlywindandfromthefallingstones.Buteddyingblastsswirledroundthemfromeveryside,andthesnowfloweddownineverdenserclouds.
Theyhuddledtogetherwiththeirbackstothewall.Billtheponystoodpatientlybutdejectedlyinfrontofthehobbits,andscreenedthemalittle;butbeforelongthedriftingsnowwasabovehishocks,anditwentonmounting.Iftheyhadhadnolargercompanionsthehobbitswouldsoonhavebeenentirelyburied.
AgreatsleepinesscameoverFrodo;hefelthimselfsinkingfastintoawarmandhazydream.Hethoughtafirewasheatinghistoes,andoutoftheshadowsontheothersideofthehearthheheardBilbo’svoicespeaking.Idon’tthinkmuchofyourdiary,hesaid.
