Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Journey in the Dark
butthedoorsdidnotopen."Well,well!"saidthewizard."Thepassageisblockedbehindusnowandthereisonlyonewayout-ontheothersideofthemountains.Ifearfromthesoundsthatbouldershavebeenpiledup,andthetreesuprootedandthrownacrossthegate.Iamsorry;forthetreeswerebeautiful,andhadstoodsolong."
"Ifeltthatsomethinghorriblewasnearfromthemomentthatmyfootfirsttouchedthewater,"saidFrodo."Whatwasthething,orweretheremanyofthem?"
"Idonotknow,"answeredGandalf,"butthearmswereallguidedbyonepurpose.Somethinghascrept,orhasbeendrivenoutofdarkwatersunderthemountains.ThereareolderandfoulerthingsthanOrcsinthedeepplacesoftheworld."Hedidnotspeakaloudhisthoughtthatwhateveritwasthatdweltinthelake,ithadseizedonFrodofirstamongalltheCompany.
Boromirmutteredunderhisbreath,buttheechoingstonemagnifiedthesoundtoahoarsewhisperthatallcouldhear:"Inthedeepplacesoftheworld!Andthitherwearegoingagainstmywish.Whowillleadusnowinthisdeadlydark?"
"Iwill,"saidGandalf,"andGimlishallwalkwithme.Followmystaff!"
Asthewizardpassedonaheadupthegreatsteps,heheldhisstaffaloft,andfromitstiptherecameafaintradiance.Thewidestairwaywassoundandundamaged.Twohundredstepstheycounted,broadandshallow;andatthetoptheyfoundanarchedpassagewithalevelfloorleadingonintothedark.
