Хоббит
Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire
"Ono!Notabitlikestorks-forks,Imean,"saidBilbosittingupandlookinganxiouslyattheeaglewhowasperchedcloseby.Hewonderedwhatothernonsensehehadbeensaying,andiftheeaglewouldthinkitrude.Yououghtnottoberudetoaneagle,whenyouareonlythesizeofahobbit,andareupinhiseyrieatnight!
Theeagleonlysharpenedhisbeakonastoneandtrimmedhisfeathersandtooknonotice.
Soonanothereagleflewup."TheLordoftheEaglesbidsyoutobringyourprisonerstotheGreatShelf,"hecriedandwasoffagain.TheotherseizedDoriinhisclawsandflewawaywithhimintothenightleavingBilboallalone.Hehadjuststrengthtowonderwhatthemessengerhadmeantby’prisoners,’andtobegintothinkofbeingtornupforsupperlikearabbit,whenhisownturncame.Theeaglecameback,seizedhiminhistalonsbythebackofhiscoat,andswoopedoff.Thistimeheflewonlyashortway.VerysoonBilbowaslaiddown,tremblingwithfear,onawideshelfofrockonthemountain-side.Therewasnopathdownontoitsavebyflying;andnopathdownoffitexceptbyjumpingoveraprecipice.Therehefoundalltheotherssittingwiththeirbackstothemountainwall.TheLordoftheEaglesalsowasthereandwasspeakingtoGandalf.
ItseemedthatBilbowasnotgoingtobeeatenafterall.Thewizardandtheeagle-lordappearedtoknowoneanotherslightly,andeventobeonfriendlyterms.AsamatteroffactGandalf,whohadoftenbeeninthemountains,hadoncerenderedaservicetotheeaglesandhealedtheirlordfromanarrow-wound.Soyousee’prisoners’hadmeant’prisonersrescuedfromthegoblins’only,andnotcaptivesoftheeagles.AsBilbolistenedtothetalkofGandalfherealizedthatatlasttheyweregoingtoescapereallyandtrulyfromthedreadfulmountains.
