Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Journey in the Dark
Atthatmomentfromfaroffthewindboretotheirlisteningearsthehowlingofwolves.Billtheponystartedinfear,andSamsprangtohissideandwhisperedsoftlytohim.
"Donotlethimrunaway!"saidBoromir."Itseemsthatweshallneedhimstill,ifthewolvesdonotfindus.HowIhatethisfoulpool!"Hestoopedandpickingupalargestonehecastitfarintothedarkwater.
Thestonevanishedwithasoftslap;butatthesameinstanttherewasaswishandabubble.Greatripplingringsformedonthesurfaceoutbeyondwherethestonehadfallen,andtheymovedslowlytowardsthefootofthecliff.
"Whydidyoudothat,Boromir?"saidFrodo."Ihatethisplace,too,andIamafraid.Idon’tknowofwhat:notofwolves,orthedarkbehindthedoors,butofsomethingelse.Iamafraidofthepool.Don’tdisturbit!"
’lwishwecouldgetaway!"saidMerry.
"Whydoesn’tGandalfdosomethingquick?"saidPippin.
Gandalftooknonoticeofthem.Hesatwithhisheadbowed,eitherindespairorinanxiousthought.Themournfulhowlingofthewolveswasheardagain.Theripplesonthewatergrewandcamecloser;somewerealreadylappingontheshore.
Withasuddennessthatstartledthemallthewizardsprangtohisfeet.Hewaslaughing!"Ihaveit!"hecried."Ofcourse,ofcourse!Absurdlysimple,likemostriddleswhenyouseetheanswer.
