"GL3" - читать интересную книгу автора (vol07)

climbing towards the rock shelf. Harsh calls and cries echoed in
the rocks. Orcs were coming, evidently guided to the spot.

'Curse that Gollum,' said Sam. 'I might have known we had
not seen the last of him. These are some of his friends.'
Sam had no time to lose. Certainly no time to hide or cover
his master's body. Not knowing what else to do he slipped on
the Ring, and then he took also the phial so that the foul Orcs
should not get it, and girded Sting about his own waist. And
waited. He had not long to wait.
In the gloom first came Gollum sniffing out the scent, and
behind him came the black orcs: fifty or more it seemed. With a
cry they rushed upon Frodo. Sam tried to put up a fight unseen,
but even as he was about to draw Sting he was run down and
trampled by the rush of the Orcs. All the breath was knocked
out of his body. [Added in pencil: Courage failed him.] In great
glee the Orcs seized Frodo and lifted him.
'There was another, yes,' whined Gollum. 'Where is he,
then?' said the Orcs. 'Somewheres nigh. Gollum feels him,
Gollum sniffs him.'
'Well, you find him, sniveller,' said the Orc-chief. 'He can't
go far without getting into trouble. We've got what we want.
Ringbearer! Ringbearer!' They shouted in joy. 'Make haste.
Make haste. Send one swift to Baraddur to the Great One. But
we cannot wait here - we must [get] back to our guard post.
Bear the prisoner to Minas Morgul.' [Added in pencil: Gollum
runs behind wailing that the Precious is not there.]

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Even as they do so, Frodo seems to awake, and gives a loud
cry, but they gag him. Sam is torn between joy at learning he is
alive and horror at seeing him carried off by Orcs. Sam tries to
follow, but they go very speedily. The Ring seems to grow in
power in this region: he sees clearly in the dark, and seems to
understand the orcs' speech. [He fears what may happen if he
meets a Ringwraith - the Ring does not confer courage: poor
Sam trembles all the time.](22) Sam gathers that they are going to
Minas Morgul: since they are not allowed to leave their post -
but a messenger has at once been despatched to announce to the
Dark Lord the capture of Ringbearer, and to bring back his
orders.(23) 'The Mighty One has great business afoot,' says one.
'All that has gone before is but a skirmish compared with the
war that is about to be kindled. Fine days, fine days! Blood on
blade and fire on hill, smoke in sky and tears on earth. Merry
weather, my friends, to bring in a real New Year!'

The Orcs go so fast that Sam soon gets weary and falls
behind; but he plods on behind in the direction of Minas
Morgul, remembering as much as he could of the maps. The