Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Journey in the Dark
"Letussitandrestandhavesomethingtoeat,hereonthelanding,sincewecan’tfindadining-room!"saidFrodo.Hehadbeguntoshakeofftheterroroftheclutchingarm,andsuddenlyhefeltextremelyhungry.
Theproposalwaswelcomedbyall;andtheysatdownontheuppersteps,dimfiguresinthegloom.Aftertheyhadeaten,GandalfgavethemeachathirdsipofthemiruvorofRivendell.
"Itwillnotlastmuchlonger,Iamafraid,"hesaid;"butIthinkweneeditafterthathorroratthegate.Andunlesswehavegreatluck,weshallneedallthatisleftbeforeweseetheotherside!Gocarefullywiththewater,too!TherearemanystreamsandwellsintheMines,buttheyshouldnotbetouched.WemaynothaveachanceoffillingourskinsandbottlestillwecomedownintoDimrillDale."
"Howlongisthatgoingtotakeus?"askedFrodo.
"Icannotsay,"answeredGandalf."Itdependsonmanychances.Butgoingstraight,withoutmishaporlosingourway,weshalltakethreeorfourmarches,Iexpect.ItcannotbelessthanfortymilesfromWest-doortoEast-gateinadirectline,andtheroadmaywindmuch."
Afteronlyabriefresttheystartedontheirwayagain.Allwereeagertogetthejourneyoverasquicklyaspossible,andwerewilling,tiredastheywere,togoonmarchingstillforseveralhours.Gandalfwalkedinfrontasbefore.
