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that for the taking of a breath the Messenger was at a loss�察�yet swiftly he laughed again。
     'Do not bandy words in your insolence with the Mouth of Sauron��' he cried。 'Surety you crave� �
Sauron gives none。 If you sue for his clemency you must first do his bidding。 These are his terms。 
Take them or leave them��'
     'These we will take��' said Gandalf suddenly。 He cast aside his cloak and a white light shone forth 
like a sword in that black place。 Before his upraised hand the foul Messenger recoiled�察�and Gandalf 
ing seized and took from him the tokens�此�coat�察�cloak�察�and sword。 'These we will take in 
memory of our friend��' he cried。 'But as for your terms�察�we reject them utterly。 Get you gone�察�for 
your embassy is over and death is near to you。 We did not e here to waste words in treating 
with Sauron�察�faithless and accursed�察�still less with one of his slaves。 Begone��'
     Then the Messenger of Mordor laughed no more。 His face was twisted with amazement and 
anger to the likeness of some wild beast that�察�as it crouches on its prey�察�is smitten on the muzzle 
with a stinging rod。 Rage filled him and his mouth slavered�察�and shapeless sounds of fury came 
strangling from his throat。 But he looked at the fell faces of the Captains and their deadly eyes�察�and 
fear overcame his wrath。 He gave a great cry�察�and turned�察�leaped upon his steed�察�and with his 
pany galloped madly back to Cirith Gorgor。 But as they went his soldiers blew their horns in 
signal long arranged�察�and even before they came to the gate Sauron sprang his trap。

     Drums rolled and fires leaped up。 The great doors of the Black Gate swung back wide。 Out of it 
streamed a great host as swiftly as swirling waters when a sluice is lifted。
     The Captains mounted again and rode back�察�and from the host of Mordor there went up a jeering 
yell。 Dust rose smothering the air�察�as from nearby there marched up an army of Easterlings that had 
waited for the signal in the shadows of Ered Lithui beyond the further Tower。 Down from the hills 
on either side of the Morannon poured Orcs innumerable。 The men of the West were trapped�察�and 
soon。 all about the grey mounds where they stood�察�forces ten times and more than ten times their 
match would ring them in a sea of enemies。 Sauron had taken the proffered bait in jaws of steel。
     Little time was left to Aragorn for the ordering of his battle。 Upon the one hill he stood with 
Gandalf�察�and there fair and desperate was raised the banner of the Tree and Stars。 Upon the other 
hill hard by stood the banners of Rohan and Dol Amroth�察�White Horse and Silver Swan。 And about 
each hill a ring was made facing all ways�察�bristling with spear and sword。 But in the front towards 
Mordor where the first bitter assault would e there stood the sons of Elrond on the left with the 
D┣nedain about them�察�and on the right the Prince Imrahil with the men of Dol Amroth tall and fair�察�
and picked men of the Tower of Guard。
     The wind blew�察�and the trumpets sang�察�and arrows whined�察�but the sun now climbing towards 
the South was veiled in the reeks of Mordor�察�and through a threatening haze it gleamed�察�remote�察�a 
sullen red�察�as if it were the ending of the day�察�or the end maybe of all the world of light。 And out of 
the gathering mirk the Nazg��l came with。 their cold voices crying words of death�察�and then all hope 
was quenched。

     Pippin had bowed crushed with horror when he heard Gandalf reject the terms and doom Frodo 
to the torment of the Tower�察�but he had mastered himself�察�and now he stood beside Beregond in the 
front rank of Gondor with Imrahil's men。 For it seemed best to him to die soon and leave the bitter 
story of his life�察�since all was in ruin。
     'I wish Merry was here��' he heard himself saying�察�and quick thoughts raced through his mind�察�
even as he watched the enemy e charging to the assault。 'Well�察�well�察�now at any rate I 
understand poor Denethor a little better。 We might die together�察�Merry and I�察�and since die we must�察�
why not�拭�Well�察�as he is not here�察�I hope he'll find an easier end。 But now I must do my best。'
     He drew his sword and looked at it�察�and the intertwining shapes of red and gold�察�and the flowing 
characters of N┣menor glinted like fire upon the blade。 'This was made for just such an hour��' he 
thought。 'If only I could smite that foul Messenger with it�察�then almost I should draw level with old 
Merry。 Well�察�I'll smite some of this beastly brood before the end。 I wish I could see cool sunlight 
and green grass again��'
     Then even as he thought these things the first assault crashed into them。 The orcs hindered by 
the mires that lay before the hills halted and poured their arrows into the defending ranks。 But 
through them there came striding up�察�roaring like beasts�察�a great pany of hill´trolls out of 
Gorgoroth。 Taller and broader than Men they were�察�and they were clad only in close´fitting mesh of 
horny scales�察�or maybe that was their hideous hide�察�but they bore round bucklers huge and black 
and wielded heavy hammers in their knotted hands。 Reckless they sprang into the pools and waded 
across�察�bellowing as they came。 Like a storm they broke upon the line of the men of Gondor�察�and 
beat upon helm and head�察�and arm and shield as smiths hewing the hot bending iron。 At Pippin's 
side Beregond was stunned and overborne�察�and he fell�察�and the great troll´chief that smote him 
down bent over him�察�reaching out a clutching claw�察�for these fell creatures would bite the throats of 
those that they threw down。
     Then Pippin stabbed upwards�察�and the written blade of Westernesse pierced through the hide 
and went deep into the vitals of the troll�察�and his black blood came gushing out。 He toppled forward 
and came crashing down like a falling rock�察�burying those beneath him。 Blackness and stench and 
crushing pain came upon Pippin�察�and his mind fell away into a great darkness。
     'So it ends as I guessed it would��' his thought said�察�even as it fluttered away�察�and it laughed a 
little within him ere it fled�察�almost gay it seemed to be casting off at last all doubt and care and fear。 
And then even as it winged away into forgetfulness it heard voices�察�and they seemed to be crying in 
some forgotten world far above��
     'The Eagles are ing� �The Eagles are ing��'
     For one moment more Pippin's thought hovered。 'Bilbo��' it said。 'But no� �That came in his tale�察�
long long ago。 This is my tale�察�and it is ended now。 Good´bye��' And his thought fled far away and 
his eyes saw no more。


                           _Chapter 1_
            The Tower of Cirith Ungol

     Sam roused himself painfully from the ground。 For a moment he wondered where he was�察�and 
then all the misery and despair returned to him。 He was in the deep dark outside the under´gate of 
the orcs' stronghold�察�its brazen doors were shut。 He must have fallen stunned when he hurled 
himself against them�察�but how long he had lain there he did not know。 Then he had been on fire�察�
desperate and furious�察�now he was shivering and cold。 He crept to the doors and pressed his ears 
against them。
     Far within he could hear faintly the voices of ores clamouring�察�but soon they stopped or passed 
out of hearing�察�and all was still。 His head ached and his eyes saw phantom lights in the darkness�察�
but he struggled to steady himself and think。 It was clear at any rate that he had no hope of getting 
into the orc´hold by that gate�察�he might wait there for days before it was opened�察�and he could not 
wait�此�time was desperately precious。 He no longer had any doubt about his duty�此�he must rescue his 
master or perish in the attempt。
     'The perishing is more likely�察�and will be a lot easier anyway��' he said grimly to himself�察�as he 
sheathed Sting and turned from the brazen doors。 Slowly he groped his way back in the dark along 
the tunnel�察�not daring to use the elven´light�察�and as he went he tried to fit together the events since 
Frodo and he had left the Cross´roads。 He wondered what the time was。 Somewhere between one 
day and the next�察�he supposed�察�but even of the days he had quite lost count。 He was in a land of 
darkness where the days of the world seemed forgotten�察�and where all who entered were forgotten 
too。
     'I wonder if they think of us at all��' he said�察�'and what is happening to them all away there。' He 
waved his hand vaguely in the air before him�察�but he was in fact now facing southwards�察�as he 
came back to Shelob's tunnel�察�not west。 Out westward in the world it was drawing to noon upon the 
fourteenth day of March in the Shire´reckoning。 And even now Aragorn was leading the black fleet 
from Pelargir�察�and Merry was riding with the Rohirrim down the Stonewain Valley�察�while in Minas 
Tirith flames were rising and Pippin watched the madness growing in the eyes of Denethor。 Yet 
amid all their cares and fear the thoughts of their friends turned constantly to Frodo and Sam。 They 
were not forgotten。 But they were far beyond aid�察�and no thought could yet bring any help to 
Samwise Hamfast's son�察�he was utterly alone。

     He came back at last to the stone door of the orc´passage�察�and still unable to discover the catch 
or bolt that held it�察�he scrambled over as before and dropped softly to the ground。 Then he made his 
way stealthily to the outlet of Shelob's tunnel�察�where the rags of her great web were still blowing 
and swaying in the cold airs。 For cold they seemed to Sam after the noisome darkness behind�察�but 
the breath of them revived him。 He crept cautiously out。
     All was ominously quiet。 The light was no more than that of dusk at a dark day's end。 The vast 
vapours that arose in Mordor and went streaming westward passed low overhead�察�a great welter of 
cloud and smoke now lit again beneath with a sullen glow of red。
     Sam looked up towards the orc´tower�察�and suddenly from its narrow windows lights stared out 
like small red eyes。 He wondered if they were some signal。 His fear of the orcs�察�forgotten for a 
while in his wrath and desperation�察�now returned。 As far as he could see�察�there was only one 
possible course for him to take�此�he must go on and try to find the main entrance to the dreadful 
tower�察�but his knees felt weak�察�and
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