Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Bridge of Khazad-dum
TheTwenty-firstHallshouldbeontheSeventhLevel,thatissixabovetheleveloftheGates.Comenow!Backtothehall!"
Gandalfhadhardlyspokenthesewords,whentherecameagreatnoise:arollingBoomthatseemedtocomefromdepthsfarbelow,andtotrembleinthestoneattheirfeet.Theysprangtowardsthedoorinalarm.Doom,doomitrolledagain,asifhugehandswereturningtheverycavernsofMoriaintoavastdrum.Thentherecameanechoingblast:agreathornwasblowninthehall,andansweringhornsandharshcrieswereheardfurtheroff.Therewasahurryingsoundofmanyfeet.
"Theyarecoming!"criedLegolas.
"Wecannotgetout,"saidGimli.
"Trapped!"criedGandalf."WhydidIdelay?Hereweare,caught,justastheywerebefore.ButIwasnotherethen.Wewillseewhat--"
Doom,doomcamethedrum-beatandthewallsshook.
"Slamthedoorsandwedgethem!"shoutedAragorn."Andkeepyourpacksonaslongasyoucan:wemaygetachancetocutourwayoutyet."
"No!"saidGandalf."Wemustnotgetshutin.Keeptheeastdoorajar!Wewillgothatway,ifwegetachance."
Anotherharshhorn-callandshrillcriesrangout.Feetwerecomingdownthecorridor.TherewasaringandclatterastheCompanydrewtheirswords.Glamdringshonewithapalelight,andStingglintedattheedges.Boromirsethisshoulderagainstthewesterndoor.
