Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Great River
ThenPippin,whosatinthebowlookingback,caughtaqueergleaminhiseye,ashepeeredforwardgazingatFrodo.Samhadlongagomadeuphismindthat,thoughboatsweremaybenotasdangerousashehadbeenbroughtuptobelieve,theywerefarmoreuncomfortablethanevenhehadimagined.Hewascrampedandmiserable,havingnothingtodobutstareatthewinter-landscrawlingbyandthegreywateroneithersideofhim.EvenwhenthepaddleswereinusetheydidnottrustSamwithone.
Asduskdrewdownonthefourthday,hewaslookingbackoverthebowedheadsofFrodoandAragornandthefollowingboats;hewasdrowsyandlongedforcampandthefeelofearthunderhistoes.Suddenlysomethingcaughthissight:atfirsthestaredatitlistlessly,thenhesatupandrubbedhiseyes;butwhenhelookedagainhecouldnotseeitanymore.
Thatnighttheycampedonasmalleyotclosetothewesternbank.SamlayrolledinblanketsbesideFrodo."Ihadafunnydreamanhourortwobeforewestopped,Mr.Frodo,"hesaid."Ormaybeitwasn’tadream.Funnyitwasanyway."
"Well,whatwasit?"saidFrodo,knowingthatSamwouldnotsettledownuntilhehadtoldhistale,whateveritwas."Ihaven’tseenorthoughtofanythingtomakemesmilesinceweleftLothlorien."
"Itwasn’tfunnythatway,Mr.Frodo.Itwasqueer.Allwrong,ifitwasn’tadream.Andyouhadbesthearit.Itwaslikethis:Isawalogwitheyes!"
"Thelog’sallright,"saidFrodo.
