Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Journey in the Dark
Itisnotfar,butourpathmaybewinding,forhereAragorncannotguideus;hehasseldomwalkedinthiscountry,andonlyoncehaveIbeenunderthewestwallofMoria,andthatwaslongago.
"Thereitlies,"hesaid,pointingawaysouth-eastwardstowherethemountains"sidesfellsheerintotheshadowsattheirfeet.Inthedistancecouldbedimlyseenalineofbarecliffs,andintheirmidst,tallerthantherest,onegreatgreywall."WhenweleftthepassIledyousouthwards,andnotbacktoourstartingpoint,assomeofyoumayhavenoticed.ItiswellthatIdidso,fornowwehaveseveralmileslesstocross,andhasteisneeded.Letusgo!"
"Idonotknowwhichtohope,"saidBoromirgrimly:"thatGandalfwillfindwhatheseeks,orthatcomingtothecliffweshallfindthegateslostforever.Allchoicesseemill,andtobecaughtbetweenwolvesandthewallthelikeliestchance.Leadon!"
Gimlinowwalkedaheadbythewizard’sside,soeagerwashetocometoMoria.TogethertheyledtheCompanybacktowardsthemountains.TheonlyroadofoldtoMoriafromthewesthadlainalongthecourseofastream,theSirannon,thatranoutfromthefeetofthecliffsnearwherethedoorshadstood.ButeitherGandalfwasastray,orelsethelandhadchangedinrecentyears;forhedidnotstrikethestreamwherehelookedtofindit,onlyafewmilessouthwardsfromtheirstart.
