Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Journey in the Dark
"AndinthewatchesIhavemadeupmymind,"hesaid."Idonotlikethefeelofthemiddleway;andIdonotlikethesmelloftheleft-handway:thereisfoulairdownthere,orIamnoguide.Ishalltaketheright-handpassage.Itistimewebegantoclimbupagain."
Foreightdarkhours,notcountingtwobriefhalts,theymarchedon;andtheymetnodanger,andheardnothing,andsawnothingbutthefaintgleamofthewizard’slight,bobbinglikeawill-o’-the-wispinfrontofthem.Thepassagetheyhadchosenwoundsteadilyupwards.Asfarastheycouldjudgeitwentingreatmountingcurves,andasitroseitgrewloftierandwider.Therewerenownoopeningstoothergalleriesortunnelsoneitherside,andthefloorwaslevelandsound,withoutpitsorcracks.Evidentlytheyhadstruckwhatoncehadbeenanimportantroad;andtheywentforwardquickerthantheyhaddoneontheirfirstmarch.
Inthiswaytheyadvancedsomefifteenmiles,measuredinadirectlineeast,thoughtheymusthaveactuallywalkedtwentymilesormore.Astheroadclimbedupwards"Frodo’sspiritsrosealittle;buthestillfeltoppressed,andstillattimesheheard,orthoughtheheard,awaybehindtheCompanyandbeyondthefallandpatteroftheirfeet,afollowingfootstepthatwasnotanecho.
Theyhadmarchedasfarasthehobbitscouldendurewithoutarest,andallwerethinkingofaplacewheretheycouldsleep,whensuddenlythewallstorightandleftvanished.
