Хоббит
Queer Lodgings
Thedwarvesgroanedandlookedmostdistressed,andBilbowept.TheyhadbeguntothinkGandalfwasgoingincomeallthewayandwouldalwaysbetheretohelpthemoutofdifficulties."Iamnotgoingtodisappearthisveryinstant,"saidhe."Icangiveyouadayortwomore.ProbablyIcanhelpyououtofyourpresentplight,andIneedalittlehelpmyself.Wehavenofood,andnobaggage,andnoponiestoride;andyoudon’tknowwhereyouare.NowIcantellyouthat.Youarestillsomemilesnorthofthepathwhichweshouldhavebeenfollowing,ifwehadnotleftthemountainpassinahurry.Veryfewpeopleliveintheseparts,unlesstheyhavecomeheresinceIwaslastdownthisway,whichissomeyearsago.ButthereissomebodythatIknowof,wholivesnotfaraway.ThatSomebodymadethestepsonthegreatrock-theCarrockIbelievehecallsit.Hedoesnotcomehereoften,certainlynotinthedaytime,anditisnogoodwaitingforhim.Infactitwouldbeverydangerous.Wemustgoandfindhim;andifallgoeswellatourmeeting,IthinkIshallbeoffandwishyouliketheeagles’farewellwhereveryoufare!’"Theybeggedhimnottoleavethem.Theyofferedhimdragon-goldandsilverandjewels,buthewouldnotchangehismind.
"Weshallsee,weshallsee!"hesaid,"andIthinkIhaveearnedalreadysomeofyourdragon-gold-whenyouhavegotit."
Afterthattheystoppedpleading.Thentheytookofftheirclothesandbathedintheriver,whichwasshallowandclearandstonyattheford.Whentheyhaddriedinthesun,whichwasnowstrongandwarm,theywererefreshed,ifstillsoreandalittlehungry.Soontheycrossedtheford(carryingthehobbit),andthenbegantomarchthroughthelonggreengrassanddownthelinesofthewide-armedoaksandthetallelms.
"AndwhyisitcalledtheCarrock?"askedBilboashewentalongatthewizard’sside.
