Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Great River
Thetreeshadseemedhostilebefore,asiftheyharbouredsecreteyesandlurkingdangers;nowhewishedthatthetreeswerestillthere.HefeltthattheCompanywastoonaked,afloatinlittleopenboatsinthemidstofshelterlesslands,andonariverthatwasthefrontierofwar.
Inthenextdayortwo,astheywenton,bornesteadilysouthwards,thisfeelingofinsecuritygrewonalltheCompany.Forawholedaytheytooktotheirpaddlesandhastenedforward.Thebanksslidby.SoontheRiverbroadenedandgrewmoreshallow;longstonybeacheslayupontheeast,andthereweregravel-shoalsinthewater,sothatcarefulsteeringwasneeded.TheBrownLandsroseintobleakwolds,overwhichflowedachillairfromtheEast.Ontheothersidethemeadshadbecomerollingdownsofwitheredgrassamidstalandoffenandtussock.Frodoshivered,thinkingofthelawnsandfountains,theclearsunandgentlerainsofLothlorien.Therewaslittlespeechandnolaughterinanyoftheboats.EachmemberoftheCompanywasbusywithhisownthoughts.
TheheartofLegolaswasrunningunderthestarsofasummernightinsomenortherngladeamidthebeech-woods;Gimliwasfingeringgoldinhismind,andwonderingifitwerefittobewroughtintothehousingoftheLady’sgift.MerryandPippininthemiddleboatwereillatease,forBoromirsatmutteringtohimself,sometimesbitinghisnails,asifsomerestlessnessordoubtconsumedhim,sometimesseizingapaddleanddrivingtheboatclosebehindAragorn’s.
