Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Ring Goes South
"Farewell!"hesaidtoGandalf."IgotofindtheSun!"Thenswiftasarunneroverfirmsandheshotaway,andquicklyovertakingthetoilingmen,withawaveofhishandhepassedthem,andspedintothedistance,andvanishedroundtherockyturn.
Theotherswaitedhuddledtogether,watchinguntilBoromirandAragorndwindledintoblackspecksinthewhiteness.Atlengththeytoopassedfromsight.Thetimedraggedon.Thecloudslowered,andnowafewflakesofsnowcamecurlingdownagain.
Anhour,maybe,wentby,thoughitseemedfarlonger,andthenatlasttheysawLegolascomingback.AtthesametimeBoromirandAragornreappearedroundthebendfarbehindhimandcamelabouringuptheslope.
"Well,"criedLegolasasheranup,"IhavenotbroughttheSun.SheiswalkinginthebluefieldsoftheSouth,andalittlewreathofsnowonthisRedhornhillocktroubleshernotatall.ButIhavebroughtbackagleamofgoodhopeforthosewhoaredoomedtogoonfeet.Thereisthegreatestwind-driftofalljustbeyondtheturn,andthereourStrongMenwerealmostburied.Theydespaired,untilIreturnedandtoldthemthatthedriftwaslittlewiderthanawall.Andontheothersidethesnowsuddenlygrowsless,whilefurtherdownitisnomorethanawhitecoverlettocoolahobbit’stoes."
"Ah,itisasIsaid,"growledGimli."Itwasnoordinarystorm.ItistheillwillofCaradhras.HedoesnotloveElvesandDwarves,andthatdriftwaslaidtocutoffourescape.
