Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Journey in the Dark
Inthemidstofthistheylitafire,fortherewasnohopethatdarknessandsilencewouldkeeptheirtrailfromdiscoverybythehuntingpacks.
Roundthefiretheysat,andthosethatwerenotonguarddozeduneasily.PoorBilltheponytrembledandsweatedwherehestood.Thehowlingofthewolveswasnowallroundthem,sometimesnearerandsometimesfurtheroff.Inthedeadofthenightmanyshiningeyeswereseenpeeringoverthebrowofthehill.Someadvancedalmosttotheringofstones.Atagapinthecircleagreatdarkwolf-shapecouldbeseenhalted,gazingatthem.Ashudderinghowlbrokefromhim,asifhewereacaptainsummoninghispacktotheassault.
Gandalfstoodupandstrodeforward,holdinghisstaffaloft."Listen,HoundofSauron!"hecried."Gandalfishere.Fly,ifyouvalueyourfoulskin!Iwillshrivelyoufromtailtosnout,ifyoucomewithinthisring."
Thewolfsnarledandsprangtowardsthemwithagreatleap.Atthatmomenttherewasasharptwang.Legolashadloosedhisbow.Therewasahideousyell,andtheleapingshapethuddedtotheground;theelvisharrowhadpierceditsthroat.Thewatchingeyesweresuddenlyextinguished.GandalfandAragornstrodeforward,butthehillwasdeserted;thehuntingpackshadfled.Allaboutthemthedarknessgrewsilent,andnocrycameonthesighingwind.
Thenightwasold,andwestwardthewaningmoonwassetting.gleamingfitfullythroughthebreakingclouds.SuddenlyFrodostartedfromsleep.
