Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Journey in the Dark
ItsfingeredendhadholdofFrodo’sfootandwasdragginghimintothewater.Samonhiskneeswasnowslashingatitwithaknife.
ThearmletgoofFrodo,andSampulledhimaway,cryingoutforhelp.Twentyothersarmscameripplingout.Thedarkwaterboiled,andtherewasahideousstench.
"Intothegateway!Upthestairs!Quick!"shoutedGandalfleapingback.RousingthemfromthehorrorthatseemedtohaverootedallbutSamtothegroundwheretheystood,hedrovethemforward.
Theywerejustintime.SamandFrodowereonlyafewstepsup,andGandalfhadjustbeguntoclimb,whenthegropingtentacleswrithedacrossthenarrowshoreandfingeredthecliff-wallandthedoors.Onecamewrigglingoverthethreshold,glisteninginthestarlight.Gandalfturnedandpaused.Ifhewasconsideringwhatwordwouldclosethegateagainfromwithin,therewasnoneed.Manycoilingarmsseizedthedoorsoneitherside,andwithhorriblestrength,swungthemround.Withashatteringechotheyslammed,andalllightwaslost.Anoiseofrendingandcrashingcamedullythroughtheponderousstone.
Sam,clingingtoFrodo’sarm,collapsedonastepintheblackdarkness."PooroldBill!"hesaidinachokingvoice."PooroldBill!Wolvesandsnakes!Butthesnakesweretoomuchforhim.Ihadtochoose,Mr.Frodo.Ihadtocomewithyou."
TheyheardGandalfgobackdownthestepsandthrusthisstaffagainstthedoors.Therewasaquiverinthestoneandthestairstrembled,.
