Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Great River
"Soyouknowaboutourlittlefootpad,doyou?HepaddedafterusallthroughMoriaandrightdowntoNimrodel.Sincewetooktoboats,hehasbeenlyingonalogandpaddlingwithhandsandfeet.Ihavetriedtocatchhimonceortwiceatnight;butheisslierthanafox,andasslipperyasafish.Ihopedtheriver-voyagewouldbeathim,butheistoocleverawaterman.
"Weshallhavetotrygoingfastertomorrow.Youliedownnow,andIwillkeepwatchforwhatisleftofthenight.IwishIcouldlaymyhandsonthewretch.Wemightmakehimuseful.ButifIcannot,weshallhavetotryandlosehim.Heisverydangerous.Quiteapartfrommurderbynightonhisownaccount,hemayputanyenemythatisaboutonourtrack."
ThenightpassedwithoutGollumshowingsomuchasashadowagain.AfterthattheCompanykeptasharplook-out,buttheysawnomoreofGollumwhilethevoyagelasted.Ifhewasstillfollowing,hewasverywaryandcunning.AtAragorn’sbiddingtheypaddlednowforlongspells,andthebankswentswiftlyby.Buttheysawlittleofthecountry,fortheyjourneyedmostlybynightandtwilight,restingbyday,andlyingashiddenasthelandallowed.Inthiswaythetimepassedwithouteventuntiltheseventhday.
Theweatherwasstillgreyandovercast,withwindfromtheEast,butaseveningdrewintonighttheskyawaywestwardcleared,andpoolsoffaintlight,yellowandpalegreen,openedunderthegreyshoresofcloud.
