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web。 Didn't you see that? And who stuck a pin into Her Ladyship? Same one; I 
reckon。 And where is he? Where is he; Shagrat? ' 
     Shagrat made no reply。 
     ‘You may  well put  your  thinking cap on;  if you've  got one。 It's no 
laughing matter。 No  one; no one  has ever stuck a  pin in Shelob before; as 
you  should  know well enough。  There's no  grief in that; but think…there's 
someone  loose hereabouts  as is more dangerous than any other  damned rebel 
that ever  walked since the bad old times; since the  Great Siege。 Something 
has slipped。' 
     ‘And what is it then? ' growled Shagrat。 
     ‘By all the  signs; Captain  Shagrat; I'd say there's  a  large warrior 
loose;  Elf most likely; with an elf…sword anyway; and an axe as well maybe: 
and he's loose in your bounds; too; and you've never spotted him。 Very funny 
indeed! ' Gorbag spat。 Sam smiled grimly at this description of himself。 
     'Ah well; you always did take a gloomy  view。'  said  Shagrat。 'You can 
read the signs how you like; but there  may be  other  ways to explain them。 
Anyhow。 I've  got watchers  at every point; and  I'm  going to deal with one 
thing at a  time。 When  I've had  a look at the fellow we have caught;  then 
I'll begin to worry  
 
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about something else。' 
     ‘It's my guess you won't find much in that little fellow;' said Gorbag。 
'He may have had nothing to  do  with the real mischief。 The big fellow with 
the sharp sword doesn't seem to have thought him  worth much  anyhow  just 
left him lying: regular elvish trick。' 
     ‘We'll see。 e on now! We've talked enough。 Let's go  and have a look 
at the prisoner! 
     ‘What  are  you going to do with him? Don't forget I spotted him first。 
If there's any game; me and my lads must be in it。' 
     'Now; now;' growled  Shagrat。 'I  have my orders。 And it's more than my 
belly's worth; or yours; to break 'em。 Any trespasser found by the  guard is 
to  be held at the  tower。 Prisoner is  to be stripped。 Full description  of 
every  article; garment; weapon;  letter;  ring。 or trinket is to be sent to 
Lugb畆z at once; and to  Lugb畆z only。 And  the prisoner is to be  kept safe 
and intact;  under pain  of death for every member  of  the guard; until  He 
sends or es Himself。 That's plain enough;  and that's what I'm  going  to 
do。' 
     'Stripped; eh? ' said Gorbag。 'What; teeth; nails; hair; and all? ' 
     ‘No;  none of that。 He's for Lugb畆z;  I tell you。 He's wanted safe and 
whole。' 
     'You'll find that difficult;' laughed Gorbag。 'He's nothing but carrion 
now。 What Lugb畆z will do with such stuff I can't guess。 He might as well go 
in the pot。' 
     'You  fool;'  snarled Shagrat。  'You've been talking very  clever;  but 
there's a lot you don't  know; though most other folk do。 You'll be  for the 
pot or for Shelob; if you don't take  care。 Carrion! Is that all you know of 
Her Ladyship? When she binds with cords;  she's after meat。 She  doesn't eat 
dead meat; nor suck cold blood。 This fellow isn't dead! ' 
     Sam reeled; clutching at the stone。 He felt as if  the whole dark world 
was turning upside  down。 So great was the shock that he almost swooned; but 
even as he fought to keep a hold on his senses; deep inside him he was aware 
of the  ment: 'You  fool; he  isn't dead; and your heart  knew  it。 Don't 
trust your head; Samwise; it is not the best part  of you。 The  trouble with 
you is that you never really had any hope。 Now what is to be done? ' Fur the 
moment nothing; but to prop himself against the  unmoving  stone and listen; 
listen to the vile orc…voices。 
     ‘Garn!'  said  Shagrat。 'She's got more than  one  poison。  When  she's 
hunting; she just gives 'em a dab in the neck and  they go as limp as  boned 
fish; and then she has her way with them。 D'you remember old Ufthak? We lost 
him for days。  Then we found him in a corner;  hanging up he was; but he was 
wide awake  and glaring。 How we laughed! She'd  forgotten him; maybe; but we 
didn't  touch him…no  good interfering with Her。 Nar   this  little filth; 
he'll wake up; in  a few hours; and  beyond feeling a  bit sick for  a  hit; 
he'll be  all right。 Or would  be;  if Lugb畆z  would let him alone。 And  of 
course; beyond wondering where he is and what's happened to him。' 
     'And what's going to happen to him;' laughed Gorbag。 'We can tell him a 
few stories at  any rate; if we can't do anything else。 I don't suppose he's 
ever been in lovely Lugb畆z; so he may  like to know what to expect。 This is 
going to be more funny than I thought。 Let's go!' 
     ‘There's going to be no fun; I tell  you;' said Shagrat。  'And he's got 
to be kept safe; or we're all as good as dead。' 
     ‘AII  right! But if I  were you; I'd catch the  big one  that's  loose; 
before you send in any report to Lugb畆z。 It  won't sound too pretty  to say 
you've caught the kitten and let the cat escape。' 
     The voices began to move away。 Sam heard the sound of feet receding。 He 
was recovering from his shock; and now a wild fury was on him。 ‘I got it all 
wrong!  ' he cried。 ‘I knew I  would。 Now they've  got him; the  devils! the 
filth! Never leave your master; never;  never: that was my right rule。 And I 
knew  it in my heart。 May  I be forgiven!  Now I've got to get  back to him。 
Somehow; somehow! ' 
     He  drew his sword again and  beat on the stone with the  hilt; but  it 
only gave out a dull sound。 The sword; however; blazed so brightly now  that 
he could see dimly  in its light。 To his surprise he noticed  that the great 
block was shaped like a heavy door; and  was less than twice his own height。 
Above it was a  dark blank  space between the top and the  low  arch of  the 
opening。  It was probably only meant to be a stop against the  intrusion  of 
Shelob; fastened on the inside with some latch or bolt  beyond the reach  of 
her cunning。 With  his  remaining  strength  Sam leaped and caught the  top; 
scrambled up; and dropped;  and  then he ran  madly; sword blazing in  hand; 
round a bend and up a winding tunnel。 
     The news  that his master was still alive roused him  to a  last effort 
beyond thought  of weariness。 He could not see anything  ahead。 for this new 
passage twisted and turned constantly; but  he thought  he was  catching the 
two Orcs up: their  voices were growing  nearer again。 Now they seemed quite 
close。 
     ‘That's what I'm going  to do;'  said Shagrat in angry tones。  'Put him 
right up in the top chamber。' 
     ‘What for? ' growled Gorbag。 ‘Haven't you any lock…ups down below? ' 
     ‘He's  going out of harm's way;  I  tell  you;' answered Shagrat。 'See? 
He's  precious。  I  don't trust  all  my lads;  and  none of yours;  nor you 
neither; when you're mad for fun。 He's going where I want him; and where you 
won't e;  if you  don't keep civil。 Up to the top;  I  say。 He'll be safe 
there。' 
     ‘Will  he?'  said Sam。 'You're  forgetting the great big elvish warrior 
that's loose!' And with that he raced  round  the last corner; only to  find 
that by some trick of the tunnel; or of the hearing which the Ring gave him; 
he had misjudged the distance。 
     The two orc…figures were still some way ahead。 He could  see  them now; 
black and squat against a red glare。 The passage ran straight at last; up an 
incline;  and  at  the  end; wide open;  were  great  double doors;  leading 
probably to deep  chambers far below the high horn of the tower。 Already the 
Orcs  with their burden  had  passed inside。 Gorbag and Shagrat were drawing 
near the gate。 
     Sam  heard a burst  of hoarse singing; blaring of horns  and banging of 
gongs; a hideous clamour。 Gorbag and Shagrat were already on the threshold。 
     Sam yelled  and brandished Sting; but his little  voice was  drowned in 
the tumult。 No one heeded him。 
     The  great  doors slammed to。 Boom。  The bars  of iron fell  into place 
inside。 Clang。  The gate was  shut。  Sam  hurled  himself against the bolted 
brazen plates and fell senseless to the ground。 He  was out in the darkness。 
Frodo was alive but taken by the Enemy。 
     Here ends the second part of the history of the War of the Ring。 
     The third  part tells of  the  last defence against the Shadow; and the 
end of the mission of the Ring…bearer in THE RETURN OF THE KING。 
 
 
 
 
 
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