Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Shadow of the Past
’"Why?"saidDeagol.
’"Becauseit’smybirthday,mylove,andIwantsit,"saidSmeagol.
’"Idon’tcare,"saidDeagol."Ihavegivenyouapresentalready,morethanIcouldafford.Ifoundthis,andI’mgoingtokeepit."
’"Oh,areyouindeed,mylove,"saidSmeagol;andhecaughtDeagolbythethroatandstrangledhim,becausethegoldlookedsobrightandbeautiful.Thenheputtheringonhisfinger.
’NooneeverfoundoutwhathadbecomeofDeagol;hewasmurderedfarfromhome,andhisbodywascunninglyhidden.ButSmeagolreturnedalone;andhefoundthatnoneofhisfamilycouldseehim,whenhewaswearingthering.Hewasverypleasedwithhisdiscoveryandheconcealedit;andheusedittofindoutsecrets,andheputhisknowledgetocrookedandmalicioususes.Hebecamesharp-eyedandkeen-earedforallthatwashurtful.Theringhadgivenhimpoweraccordingtohisstature.Itisnottobewonderedatthathebecameveryunpopularandwasshunned(whenvisible)byallhisrelations.Theykickedhim,andhebittheirfeet.Hetooktothieving,andgoingaboutmutteringtohimself,andgurglinginhisthroat.SotheycalledhimGollum,andcursedhim,andtoldhimtogofaraway;andhisgrandmother,desiringpeace,expelledhimfromthefamilyandturnedhimoutofherhole.
’Hewanderedinloneliness,weepingalittleforthehardnessoftheworld,andhejourneyeduptheRiver,tillhecametoastreamthatfloweddownfromthemountains,andhewentthatway.Hecaughtfishindeeppoolswithinvisiblefingersandatethemraw.
