Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Three is Company
IwishIhad,oryouhadtoldmeaboutitbefore.Imighthavebeenmorecarefulontheroad."
"still,theremaybenoconnexionbetweenthisriderandtheGaffer’sstranger,"saidPippin.
"WeleftHobbitonsecretlyenough,andIdon’tseehowhecouldhavefolowedus."
"Whataboutthesmeling,sir?"saidSam."AndtheGaffersaidhewasablackchap."
"IwishIhadwaitedforGandalf,"Frodomuttered."Butperhapsitwouldonlyhavemademattersworse."
"Thenyouknoworguesssomethingaboutthisrider?"saidPippin,whohadcaughtthemutteredwords.
"Idon’tknow,andIwouldrathernotguess,"saidFrodo."Allright,cousinFrodo!Youcankeepyoursecretforthepresent,ifyouwanttobemysterious.Inthemeanwhilewhatarewetodo?Ishouldlikeabiteandasup,butsomehowIthinkwehadbettermoveonfromhere.Yourtalkofsniffingriderswithinvisiblenoseshasunsettledme."
"Yes,Ithinkwewillmoveonnow,"saidFrodo;’butnotontheroad-incasethatridercomesback,oranotherfolowshim.Weoughttodoagoodstepmoretoday.Bucklandisstillmilesaway."
Theshadowsofthetreeswerelongandthinonthegrass,astheystartedoffagain.Theynowkeptastone’sthrowtotheleftoftheroad,andkeptoutofsightofitasmuchastheycould.Butthishinderedthem;forthegrasswasthickandtussocky,andthegrounduneven,andthetreesbegantodrawtogetherintothickets.
