Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Great River
Itcannotyethaveperished;forlightboatsusedtojourneyoutofWilderlanddowntoOsgiliath,andstilldidsountilafewyearsago,whentheOrcsofMordorbegantomultiply."
"SeldominmylifehasanyboatcomeoutoftheNorth,andtheOrcsprowlontheeast-shore,"saidBoromir."Ifyougoforward,perilwillgrowwitheverymile,evenifyoufindapath."
"Perilliesaheadoneverysouthwardroad,"answeredAragorn."Waitforusoneday.Ifwedonotreturninthattime,youwillknowthatevilhasindeedbefallenus.Thenyoumusttakeanewleaderandfollowhimasbestyoucan."
ItwaswithaheavyheartthatFrodosawAragornandLegolasclimbthesteepbankandvanishintothemists;buthisfearsprovedgroundless.Onlytwoorthreehourshadpassed,anditwasbarelymid-day,whentheshadowyshapesoftheexplorersappearedagain.
"Alliswell,"saidAragorn,asheclambereddownthebank."Thereisatrack,anditleadstoagoodlandingthatisstillserviceable.Thedistanceisnotgreat:theheadoftheRapidsisbuthalfamilebelowus,andtheyarelittlemorethanamilelong.Notfarbeyondthemthestreambecomesclearandsmoothagain,thoughitrunsswiftly.Ourhardesttaskwillbetogetourboatsandbaggagetotheoldportage-way.Wehavefoundit,butitlieswellbackfromthewater-sidehere,andrunsundertheleeofarock-wall,afurlongormorefromtheshore.Wedidnotfindwherethenorthwardlandinglies.
