Хоббит
Flies and Spiders
"O!whydidwenotrememberBeorn’sadvice,andGandalf’s!"helamented."Whatamessweareinnow!We!Ionlywishitwaswe:itishorriblebeingallalone."
Intheendhemadeasgoodaguessashecouldatthedirectionfromwhichthecriesforhelphadcomeinthenight-andbyluck(hewasbornwithagoodshareofit)beguessedmoreorlessright,asyouwillsee.Havingmadeuphismindhecreptalongascleverlyashecould.Hobbitsarecleveratquietness,especiallyinwoods,as1.havealreadytoldyou;alsoBilbohadslippedonhisringbeforehestarted.Thatiswhythespidersneithersawnorheardhimcoming.
Hehadpickedhiswaystealthily’forsomedistance,whenhenoticedaplaceofdenseblackshadowaheadofhimblackevenforthatforest,likeapatchofmidnightthathadneverbeenclearedaway.Ashedrewnearer,hesawthatitwasmadebyspider-websonebehindandoverandtangledwithanother.
Suddenlyhesaw,too,thattherewerespidershugeandhorriblesittinginthebranchesabovehim,andringornoringhetrembledwithfearlesttheyshoulddiscoverhim.Standingbehindatreehewatchedagroupofthemforsometime,andtheninthesilenceandstillnessofthewoodherealisedthattheseloathsomecreatureswerespeakingonetoanother.Theirvoiceswereasortofthincreakingandhissing,buthecouldmakeoutmanyofthewordsthattheysaid.Theyweretalkingaboutthedwarves!
"Itwasasharpstruggle,butworthit,"saidone."Whatnastythickskinstheyhavetobesure,butI’llwagerthereisgoodjuiceinside.""Aye,they’llmakefineeating,whenthey’vehungabit,"saidanother."Don’thang’emtoolong,"saidathird.
