Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Bridge of Khazad-dum
Afterme!"
Heturnedleftandspedacrossthesmoothfloorofthehall.Thedistancewasgreaterthanithadlooked.Astheyrantheyheardthebeatandechoofmanyhurryingfeetbehind.Ashrillyellwentup:theyhadbeenseen.Therewasaringandclashofsteel.AnarrowwhistledoverFrodo’shead.
Boromirlaughed."Theydidnotexpectthis,"hesaid."Thefirehascutthemoff.Weareonthewrongside!"
"Lookahead!"calledGandalf."TheBridgeisnear.Itisdangerousandnarrow."
SuddenlyFrodosawbeforehimablackchasm.Attheendofthehallthefloorvanishedandfelltoanunknowndepth.Theouterdoorcouldonlybereachedbyaslenderbridgeofstone,withoutkerborrail,thatspannedthechasmwithonecurvingspringoffiftyfeet.ItwasanancientdefenceoftheDwarvesagainstanyenemythatmightcapturetheFirstHallandtheouterpassages.Theycouldonlypassacrossitinsinglefile.AtthebrinkGandalfhaltedandtheotherscameupinapackbehind.
"Leadtheway,Gimli!"hesaid."PippinandMerrynext.Straightonandupthestairbeyondthedoor!"
Arrowsfellamongthem.OnestruckFrodoandsprangback.AnotherpiercedGandalf’shatandstucktherelikeablackfeather.Frodolookedbehind.Beyondthefirehesawswarmingblackfigures:thereseemedtobehundredsoforcs.Theybrandishedspearsandscimitarswhichshoneredasbloodinthefirelight.
