Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Journey in the Dark
"Gowithwordsofguardandguidingonyou,"hesaid."Youareawisebeast,andhavelearnedmuchinRivendell.Makeyourwaystoplaceswhereyoucanfindgrass,andsocomeintimetoElrond’shouse,orwhereveryouwishtogo.
"There,Sam!Hewillhavequiteasmuchchanceofescapingwolvesandgettinghomeaswehave."
Samstoodsullenlybytheponyandreturnednoanswer.Bill,seemingtounderstandwellwhatwasgoingon,nuzzleduptohim,puttinghisnosetoSam’sear.Samburstintotears,andfumbledwiththestraps,unladingallthepony’spacksandthrowingthemontheground.Theotherssortedoutthegoods,makingapileofallthatcouldbeleftbehind,anddividinguptherest.
WhenthiswasdonetheyturnedtowatchGandalf.Heappearedtohavedonenothing.Hewasstandingbetweenthetwotreesgazingattheblankwallofthecliff,asifhewouldboreaholeintoitwithhiseyes.Gimliwaswanderingabout,tappingthestonehereandtherewithhisaxe.Legolaswaspressedagainsttherock,asiflistening.
"Well,hereweareandallready,"saidMerry;"butwherearetheDoors?Ican’tseeanysignofthem."
"Dwarf-doorsarenotmadetobeseenwhenshut,"saidGimli."Theyareinvisible,andtheirownmasterscannotfindthemoropenthem,iftheirsecretisforgotten."
"ButthisDoorwasnotmadetobeasecretknownonlytoDwarves,"saidGandalf,comingsuddenlytolifeandturninground.
