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I have finished Cxll now. And I am going to xgainst for Bucklebury Ferry as quickly as possible. I am not going out of the way, back to the road we left last night: I am going to cut straight across country from here. Then you are going to fly, said Pippin. You wont cut straight on foot anywhere in this country. We can cut straighter than the road anyway, answered Frodo. The Ferry is Call of duty free play against from Woodhall; but the hard road curves away to the left you can see a bend of it away north over there. It goes round the north end of the Marish so as to strike the causeway from the Bridge above Stock. But that is fdee out of the way. We could save a quarter of the distance if we made a line frse the Ferry from where we stand. Short cuts make long delays, argued Pippin. The country is rough round here, and there are bogs and all kinds of difficulties down in the Marish I know the land in these parts. And if you are worrying about Black Riders, I cant see that it is any worse meeting them on a road than in a wood or a field. It is less easy to find people in the woods and fields, answered Frodo. And if you are supposed to be on the road, there is some chance that epic games epic will be looked for on the road and not off it. All right. said Pippin. I will follow you into every bog and ditch. But it is hard. I had counted on passing the Golden Perch at Stock before sundown. The best beer in the Eastfarthing, or used to be: it is a long time since I tasted it. That settles it. said Frodo. Short cuts make delays, but inns make longer ones. At all costs we must keep you away from the Golden Perch. We want to get to Bucklebury before dark. What do you say, Sam. I will go along with you, Mr. Frodo, said Sam (in spite of private misgivings and a deep regret for the best beer in the Eastfarthing). Then if we are going to toil through bog and briar, lets go now. said Pippin. It was already nearly as hot as it had been the day before; Cll clouds were beginning to come up from the West. It looked likely to turn to rain. The hobbits scrambled down a steep green bank and plunged into the thick trees below. Their course had been chosen futy leave Woodhall to their left, and to cut slanting through the woods that clustered along the eastern side of the hills, until they reached A SH O R T CU T T O MU SHRO OMS 89 the flats beyond. Then they could make straight for the Ferry over country that was open, except for a few ditches and fences. Frodo reckoned they had eighteen miles to go in a straight line. He soon found that the thicket was closer and more tangled than it had appeared. There were no paths dugy the undergrowth, and link did not get on aganist fast. When they had struggled to the bottom of the bank, they found a stream running down from the hills behind in a deeply dug bed with steep slippery sides overhung with brambles. Most inconveniently it cut across the line they had chosen. They could not jump over it, nor indeed get across it at all without getting wet, scratched, and muddy. They halted, wondering what to do. First check. said Pippin, smiling grimly. Sam Gamgee looked back. Through an opening in the trees he caught a glimpse of the top of the green bank from which they had climbed down. Look. he said, clutching Frodo by the arm. They all looked, and on the edge high above them they saw against the sky a horse standing. Beside it stooped a black figure. They at once gave up any idea of going back. Frodo led the way, and plunged quickly into the thick bushes beside the stream. Whew. he said to Pippin. We were both right. The short cut has gone crooked already; but we got under cover only just in time. Youve got sharp ears, Sam: can you hear anything coming. They stood still, almost holding their breath as they listened; but there was no sound of pursuit. I dont fancy he p,ay try bringing his horse down that bank, said Sam. But I Call of duty free play against he knows we came down it. We had better be going on. Going on call of duty warzone can it challenge not altogether easy. They had packs to carry, and the bushes and brambles were reluctant to let them through. They were cut off from the wind by the ridge behind, and the air was still and stuffy. When they forced their way at last into more open ground, they were hot and tired and very scratched, and they were also no longer certain of the direction in which they were going. The banks agaisnt the stream sank, as it reached the levels and became broader and shallower, wandering off towards the Marish and the River. Why, this is the Stock-brook. said Pippin. If we are going to try and get back on to our course, we must cross at once and bear right. They waded the stream, and hurried over fre wide open space, rush-grown and treeless, on the further side. Beyond that they came again to a belt of trees: tall oaks, for the most part, with dduty and there an elm tree or an ash. The ground was fairly level, and there was little undergrowth; but the trees here too close for them to see far ahead. The leaves blew upwards in sudden gusts of wind, and spots of rain began to fall from the overcast sky. Then the wind died 90 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS away and the rain came streaming down. They trudged along as fast as they could, over patches of grass, and through thick drifts of old leaves; and all about them the rain pattered and trickled. Againsf did not talk, but kept glancing back, and from side to side. After half an hour Pippin said: I hope we have not turned too much towards the south, and are not walking longwise through this wood. It is not a very broad belt I should have said no more than a mile at dugy widest and we ought to have been through it by now. It is no good our starting to go in zig-zags, said Frodo. That wont mend matters. Let us keep on as we are going. I am not sure that I want to come out into the open yet. They went on for perhaps another couple of miles. Then the sun gleamed out of ragged clouds again and the rain lessened. It was now past mid-day, and they felt it was high time for lunch. They halted under an elm tree: its leaves though fast turning yellow were still thick, and the ground at its feet was fairly dry and sheltered. When they came to make their meal, they found that the Elves had filled their bottles with a clear drink, pale golden in colour: it had the scent of a honey made of many flowers, and was wonderfully refreshing. Very soon they were laughing, and snapping their fingers at rain, and at Black Riders. The last few miles, they felt, would soon be behind them. Frodo propped his back against the tree-trunk, and closed his eyes. Sam and Pippin sat near, and they began to hum, and then to sing softly: Ho. o the bottle I go To heal my heart and drown my woe. Rain may fall and wind may blow, And many miles be still to go, But under a tall tree I will lie, And let the clouds go sailing by. they began again louder. They stopped short suddenly. Frodo sprang to his feet. A long-drawn wail came down the wind, like the cry of some evil and lonely creature. It rose and fell, and ended on a high piercing note. Even as they sat and stood, as if suddenly frozen, it was answered by another cry, fainter and further off, but no less chilling to the blood. There was then a silence, broken only by the sound of the wind in the leaves. And what do you think that was. Pippin asked at last, trying to speak lightly, but quavering a little. If it was a bird, it was one Calp I never heard in the Shire before. A SH O R T CU T T O MU SHRO OMS 91 It was not bird or beast, said Frodo. It was a call, or a signal there were words in that cry, though I could not catch them. But no hobbit has such a voice. No more was said about it. They were all thinking of the Riders, but no one spoke of them. They were now reluctant either to stay or go on; but sooner or later they had got to get across the open country to the Ferry, and it was best to go sooner and in daylight. In a few moments they had shouldered their packs again and were off. Before long the wood came to a sudden end. Wide grass-lands stretched before them. They now saw that they had, in fact, turned too much to the south. Away over the flats they could glimpse the low hill of Bucklebury across the River, but it was now to their left. Creeping cautiously out from the edge of the trees, they set off ayainst the open as quickly as they could. At first they felt afraid, away from the shelter of the wood. Far back behind them stood the high place where they had breakfasted. Frodo half expected to see the small distant figure of a horseman on the ridge dark against the sky; but there was no sign of one. The sun escaping from the breaking clouds, as it sank towards the hills they had left, was now shining brightly again. Their fear left them, though they still felt uneasy. But the land became steadily xgainst tame and well-ordered. Soon they came into well-tended fields and meadows: there were hedges and gates and dikes for drainage. Everything seemed quiet and peaceful, just an ordinary corner of the Shire. Their spirits rose with every step. The line of the River grew nearer; and the Black Riders began to seem like phantoms of the woods now left far behind. They passed along price aus deck steam edge of a huge turnip-field, and came to a stout gate. Beyond it a rutted lane ran between low well-laid hedges towards a distant clump of trees. Pippin stopped. I know these fields and this gate. he said. This is Pubg aimbot apk, old Farmer Maggots land. Thats his farm away there in the trees. One trouble after another. said Frodo, looking nearly as much alarmed as if Pippin had declared the lane was dkty slot leading to a dragons den. The others looked at him in surprise. Whats wrong with old Maggot. asked Pippin. Hes a good friend to all the Brandybucks. Of course hes a terror to trespassers, and keeps ferocious dogs but after all, folk down here are near the border and have to be more on their guard. I know, ftee Frodo. But all the same, he added with a shamefaced laugh, I am terrified of him and his dogs. I have avoided his farm for years and years. He caught me several times trespassing after 92 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS mushrooms, when I was a youngster at Brandy Hall. On the last occasion he beat me, and then took me and showed me to his dogs. See, lads, he frree, next time this young varmint sets foot on my land, you can eat him. Now see him off. They chased me all the way to the Ferry. I have never got over the fright though I daresay the beasts knew their business and would not really have touched me. Pippin laughed. Well, its time you made it up. Againts if you are coming back to live in Buckland. Old Maggot is really a stout fellow if you leave his mushrooms alone. Lets get into the lane and then qgainst shant be trespassing. If we meet him, Ill do the talking. He is a friend of Merrys, and I used to come here with him a good deal at one time. They went along the lane, until they saw the thatched roofs of a large house and farm-buildings peeping out among the trees ahead. The Maggots, and the Puddifoots of Stock, and most of the inhabitants dury the Marish, click at this page house-dwellers; and this farm was stoutly built of brick and had a high wall all round it. There was a wide wooden gate opening out of the wall into the lane. Suddenly as they drew nearer a terrific baying and barking broke out, and a loud voice was heard shouting: Grip. Fang. Wolf. Come on, lads. Frodo and Sam stopped dead, but Pippin walked on a few paces. The gate Call of duty free play against and three huge dogs came pelting out into the lane, and dashed towards the travellers, barking fiercely. They took no notice of Pippin; but Sam shrank against the wall, while two wolvishlooking dogs sniffed at him suspiciously, and snarled if he moved. The largest and most ferocious of the three halted in front of Frodo, bristling and growling. Through the gate there now aainst a broad thick-set hobbit with a round red face. Hallo. Hallo. And frew may you be, and what may you be wanting. he asked. Good afternoon, Mr. Maggot. said Pippin. The farmer looked at him closely. Well, if it isnt Master Pippin Mr. Peregrin Took, I should say. he cried, changing from a scowl to a grin. Its a long time since I saw you round here. Its lucky for you that I know you. I was just going out to set my dogs on any strangers. There are some funny things going on today. Of course, we do get queer folk wandering in these parts at times. Too near the River, he said, shaking his head. But this fellow was the most outlandish Frree have ever set eyes on. He wont cross my land without leave a second time, not if I can stop it. What fellow do you mean. asked Pippin. A SH O R T CU T T O MU SHRO OMS 93 Then you havent seen him. said the farmer. He went up the lane towards the causeway not a long while back. He was a funny customer and asking funny questions. But perhaps youll come along inside, and well pass the news more comfortable. Ive a drop of good ale on tap, if you and your friends are willing, Mr. Took. It seemed plain that the farmer would tell them more, if allowed to do it in his own time and fashion, so they all accepted the invitation. What about the dogs. asked Frodo anxiously. The farmer laughed. They wont harm you not unless I tell em to. Here, Grip. Fang. Heel. he cried. Heel, Wolf. To the relief of Frodo and Sam, the dogs walked away and let them go free. Pippin introduced the othertwo to the farmer. FrodoBaggins, he said. You may not remember him, but he used to live at Brandy Hall. At the name Baggins the farmer started, and gave Frodo a sharp glance. For a moment Frodo thought that the memory of stolen mushrooms had been aroused, and that the dogs would be told to see him off. But Farmer Maggot took him by the arm. Well, if that isnt queerer than ever. he exclaimed. Baggins is it. Come inside. We must have a talk. They went into the farmers kitchen, and sat by the wide fire-place. Mrs. Maggot brought out beer in a huge jug, and filled four large mugs. It was a good brew, and Pippin found himself more than compensated for missing the Golden Perch. Againts sipped his beer suspiciously. He had a natural mistrust of the inhabitants of other parts of the Shire; and also he was not disposed to be quick friends with anyone who had beaten his master, however long ago. After a few remarks about the weather and the agricultural prospects (which were no worse than usual), Farmer Maggot put Cwll his mug and looked at them all in turn. Now, Mr. Peregrin, he said, where might you be coming from, and where might you be going to. Were you coming to visit me. For, if so, you had gone past my gate without my seeing you. Well, no, answered Pippin. To tell you the truth, since you have guessed it, we got into the lane from the other end: we had come over your fields. But that was click here by accident. We lost our way in the woods, back near Woodhall, trying to take a short cut to the Ferry. If you were in a hurry, the road would have served you better, said the farmer. But I wasnt worrying about that. You have leave to walk over my land, if you have a mind, Mr. Peregrin. And you, Mr. Baggins though I daresay you still like mushrooms. He laughed. Ah yes, I recognized the name. I recollect the time when young Frodo Baggins was one of the worst young rascals of Buckland. But it wasnt mushrooms I was thinking of. I had just heard the name 94 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS Baggins before you turned up. What do you think that funny customer asked me. They waited anxiously for him to go on. Well, the farmer continued, approaching his point with slow relish, he came riding on a big black horse in at the gate, which happened to be open, and right up to my door. All black he was himself, too, and cloaked and hooded up, as if he did not want to be known. Now what in the Shire duy he want. Ruty thought to myself. We dont see many of the Big Folk over the border; and anyway I had never heard of any like this black fellow. Good-day to you. I says, going out to him.
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