Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Breaking of the Fellowship
Heknowsweshan’tagreetohisgoingeast.Andhedoesn’tliketoaskanyonetogowithhim,pooroldfellow.Imagineit:goingofftoMordoralone!"Pippinshuddered."Butthedearsillyoldhobbit,heoughttoknowthathehasn’tgottoask.Heoughttoknowthatifwecan’tstophim,weshan’tleavehim."
"Beggingyourpardon,"saidSam."Idon’tthinkyouunderstandmymasteratall.Heisn’thesitatingaboutwhichwaytogo.Ofcoursenot!What’sthegoodofMinasTirithanyway?Tohim,Imean,beggingyourpardon,MasterBoromir,"headded,andturned.ItwasthenthattheydiscoveredthatBoromir,whoatfirsthadbeensittingsilentontheoutsideofthecircle,wasnolongerthere.
"Nowwhere’shegotto?"criedSam,lookingworried."He’sbeenabitqueerlately,tomymind.Butanywayhe’snotinthisbusiness.He’sofftohishome,ashealwayssaid;andnoblametohim.ButMr.Frodo,heknowshe’sgottofindtheCracksofDoom,ifhecan.Buthe’safraid.Nowit’scometothepoint,he’sjustplainterrified.That’swhathistroubleis.Ofcoursehe’shadabitofschooling,sotospeak-weallhave-sincewelefthome,orhe’dbesoterrifiedhe’djustflingtheRingintheRiverandbolt.Buthe’sstilltoofrightenedtostart.Andheisn’tworryingaboutuseither:whetherwe’llgoalongwithhimorno.Heknowswemeanto.That’sanotherthingthat’sbotheringhim.Ifhescrewshimselfuptogo,he’llwanttogoalone.
