Хоббит

           "Ishall,"saidThorin,"andyouwillcomewithme,andFiliandBalin.That’sasmanyastheboatwillholdatatime.AfterthatKiliandOinandGloinandDon;nextOnandNori,BifurandBofur;andlastDwalinandBombur.""I’malwayslastandIdon’tlikeit,"saidBombur."It’ssomebodyelse’sturntoday."

           "Youshouldnotbesofat.Asyouare,youmustbewiththelastandlightestboatload.Don’tstartgrumblingagainstorders,orsomethingbadwillhappentoyou."

           "Therearen’tanyoars.Howareyougoingtopushtheboatbacktothefarbank?"askedthehobbit.

           "Givemeanotherlengthofropeandanotherhook,"saidFili,andwhentheyhadgotitready,hecastintothedarknessaheadandashighashecouldthrowit.Sinceitdidnotfalldownagain,theysawthatitmusthavestuckinthebranches."Getinnow,"saidFili,"andoneofyouhaulontheropethatisstuckinatreeontheotherside.Oneoftheothersmustkeepholdofthehookweusedatfirst,andwhenwearesafeontheothersidehecanhookiton,andyoucandrawtheboatback."

           Inthiswaytheywereallsoononthefarbanksafeacrosstheenchantedstream.Dwalinhadjustscrambledoutwiththecoiledropeonhisarm,andBombur(stillgrumbling)wasgettingreadytofollow,whensomethingbaddidhappen.Therewasaflyingsoundofhoovesonthepathahead.Outofthegloomcamesuddenlytheshapeofaflyingdeer.Itchargedintothedwarvesandbowledthemover,thengathereditselfforaleap.Highitsprangandclearedthewaterwithamightyjump.Butitdidnotreachtheothersideinsafety.Thorinwastheonlyonewhohadkepthisfeetandhiswits.Assoonastheyhadlandedhehadbenthisbowandfittedanarrowincaseanyhiddenguardianoftheboatappeared.