Хоббит
A Thief in the Night
AssoonasBomburhadgone,Bilboputonhisring,fastenedhisrope,slippeddownoverthewall,andwasgone.Hehadaboutfivehoursbeforehim.Bomburwouldsleep(hecouldsleepatanytime,andeversincetheadventureintheforesthewasalwaystryingtorecapturethebeautifuldreamshehadthen);andalltheotherswerebusywithThorin.Itwasunlikelythatany,evenFiliorKili,wouldcomeoutonthewalluntilitwastheirturn.Itwasverydark,andtheroadafterawhile,whenheleftthenewlymadepathandclimbeddowntowardsthelowercourseofthestream,wasstrangetohim.Atlasthecametothebendwherehehadtocrossthewater,ifhewastomakeforthecamp,ashewished.Thebedofthestreamwasthereshallowbutalreadybroad,andfordingitinthedarkwasnoteasyforthelittlehobbit.Hewasnearlyacrosswhenhemissedhisfootingonaroundstoneandfellintothecoldwaterwithasplash.Hehadbarelyscrambledoutonthefarbank,shiveringandspluttering,whenupcameelvesinthegloomwithbrightlanternsandsearchedforthecauseofthenoise."Thatwasnofish!"onesaid."Thereisaspyabout.Hideyourlights!Theywillhelphimmorethanus,ifitisthatqueerlittlecreaturethatissaidtobetheirservant."
"Servant,indeed!"snortedBilbo;andinthemiddleofhissnorthesneezedloudly,andtheelvesimmediatelygatheredtowardsthesound."Let’shavealight!"hesaid."Iamhere,ifyouwantme!"andheslippedoffhisring,andpoppedfrombehindarock.
Theyseizedhimquickly,inspiteoftheirsurprise."
