the fellowship of the ring-第86部分

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unes　were　deeply　graven：　　
'These　are　Daeron's　Runes；　such　as　were　used　of　old　in　Moria；'　saidGandalf。　'Here　is　written　in　the　tongues　of　Men　and　Dwarves：　
BALIN　SON　OF　FUNDIN　　
LORD　OF　MORIA。'　　
'He　is　dead　then；'　said　Frodo。　‘I　feared　it　was　so。'　Gimli　cast　his　hoodover　his　face。　　
_Chapter　5_　
The　Bridge　of　Khazad…d。m　　
The　pany　of　the　Ring　stood　silent　beside　the　tomb　of　Balin。　Frodothought　of　Bilbo　and　his　long　friendship　with　the　dwarf；　and　of　Balin's　visitto　the　Shire　long　ago。　In　that　dusty　chamber　in　the　mountains　it　seemed　athousand　years　ago　and　on　the　other　side　of　the　world。　
At　length　they　stirred　and　looked　up；　and　began　to　search　for　anythingthat　would　give　them　tidings　of　Balin's　fate；　or　show　what　had　bee　of　hisfolk。　There　was　another　smaller　door　on　the　other　side　of　the　chamber；　underthe　shaft。　By　both　the　doors　they　could　now　see　that　many　bones　were　lying；　
and　among　them　were　broken　swords　and　axe…heads；　and　cloven　shields　and　helms。　　
　
Some　of　the　swords　were　crooked：　orc…scimitars　with　blackened　blades。　　
There　were　many　recesses　cut　in　the　rock　of　the　walls；　and　in　them　werelarge　iron…bound　chests　of　wood。　All　had　been　broken　and　plundered；　but　besidethe　shattered　lid　of　one　there　lay　the　remains　of　a　book。　It　had　been　slashedand　stabbed　and　partly　burned；　and　it　was　so　stained　with　black　and　other　darkmarks　like　old　blood　that　little　of　it　could　be　read。　Gandalf　lifted　it　　
carefully；　but　the　leaves　crackled　and　broke　as　he　laid　it　on　the　slab。　Hepored　over　it　for　some　time　without　speaking。　Frodo　and　Gimli　standing　at　hisside　could　see；　as　he　gingerly　turned　the　leaves；　that　they　were　written　bymany　different　hands；　in　runes；　both　of　Moria　and　of　Dale；　and　here　and　therein　Elvish　script。　
At　last　Gandalf　looked　up。　'It　seems　to　be　a　record　of　the　fortunes　ofBalin's　folk；'　he　said。　‘I　guess　that　it　began　with　their　ing　to　DimrillDale　nigh　on　thirty　years　ago：　the　pages　seem　to　have　numbers　referring　to　theyears　after　their　arrival。　The　top　page　is　marked　_one　–　three_；　so　at　leasttwo　are　missing　from　the　beginning。　Listen　to　this！　
'_We　drove　out　orcs　from　the　great　gate　and　guard_　–　I　think；　the　nextword　is　blurred　and　burned；　probably　_room_　–　_we　slew　many　in　the　bright_　–　Ithink　–　_sun　in　the　dale。　Flói　was　killed　by　an　arrow。　He　slew　the　great_。　
Then　there　is　a　blur　followed　by　_Flói　under　grass　near　Mirror　mere_。　The　nextline　or　two　I　cannot　read。　Then　es　_We　have　taken　the　twentyfirst　hall　ofNorth　end　to　dwell　in。　There　is_I　cannot　read　what。　A　_shaft_　is　mentioned。　　
Then　_Balin　has　set　up　his　seat　in　the　Chamber　of　Mazarbul_。'　
'The　Chamber　of　Records；'　said　Gimli。　‘I　guess　that　is　where　we　nowstand。'　　
‘Well；　I　can　read　no　more　for　a　long　way；'　said　Gandalf；　'except　the　word_gold_；　and　_Durin's　Axe_　and　something　_helm_。　Then　_Balin　is　now　lord　ofMoria_。　That　seems　to　end　a　chapter。　After　some　stars　another　hand　begins；　andI　can　see　_we　found　truesilver_；　and　later　the　word　_wellforged_　and　thensomething；　I　have　it！　_mithril_；　and　the　last　two　lines　_óin　to　seek　for　theupper　armouries　of　Third　Deep_；　something　_go　westwards_；　a　blur；_　to　Hollingate_。'　　
Gandalf　paused　and　set　a　few　leaves　aside。　'There　are　several　pages　ofthe　same　sort；　rather　hastily　written　and　much　damaged；　he　said；　‘but　I　canmake　little　of　them　in　this　light。　Now　there　must　be　a　number　of　leavesmissing；　because　they　begin　to　be　numbered　_five_；　the　fifth　year　of　thecolony；　I　suppose。　Let　me　see！　No；　they　are　too　cut　and　stained；　I　cannot　readthem。　We　might　do　better　in　the　sunlight。　Wait！　Here　is　something：　a　largebold　hand　using　an　Elvish　script。'　
'That　would　be　Ori's　hand；'　said　Gimli；　looking　over　the　wizard's　arm。　
‘He　could　write　well　and　speedily；　and　often　used　the　Elvish　characters。'　
‘I　fear　he　had　ill　tidings　to　record　in　a　fair　hand；'　said　Gandalf。　'Thefirst　clear　word　is　_sorrow_；　but　the　rest　of　the　line　is　lost；　unless　it　endsin　_estre_。　Yes；　it　must　be　_yestre_　followed　by　_day　being　the　tenth　ofnovembre　Balin　lord　of　Moria　fell　in　Dimrill　Dale。　He　went　alone　to　look　in　　
Mirror　mere。　an　orc　shot　him　from　behind　a　stone。　we　slew　the　orc；　hut　manymore　。。。　up　from　east　up　the　Silverlode_。　The　remainder　of　the　page　is　soblurred　that　I　can　hardly　make　anything　out；　but　I　think　I　can　read_　we　havebarred　the　gates_；　and　then　_can　hold　them　long　if_；　and　then　perhaps_horrible_　and　_suffer_。　Poor　Balin！　He　seems　to　have　kept　the　title　that　hetook　for　less　than　five　years。　I　wonder　what　happened　afterwards；　but　there　isno　time　to　puzzle　out　the　last　few　pages。　Here　is　the　last　page　of　all。'　Hepaused　and　sighed。　
‘It　is　grim　reading；'　he　said。　'I　fear　their　end　was　cruel。　Listen！　_Wecannot　get　out。　We　cannot　get　out。　They　have　taken　the　Bridge　and　second　hall。　
Frár　and　Lóni　and　Náli　fell　there_。　Then　there　are　four　lines　smeared　so　that　　
I　can　only　_read　went　5　days　ago_。　The　last　lines　_run　the　pool　is　up　to　thewall　at　Westgate。　The　Watcher　in　the　Water　took　óin。　We　cannot　get　out。　Theend　es_；　and　then_　drums；　drums　in　the　deep_。　I　wonder　what　that　means。　The　　
　
last　thing　written　is　in　a　trailing　scrawl　of　elf…letters：　_they　are　ing_。　
There　is　nothing　more。'　Gandalf　paused　and　stood　in　silent　thought。　
A　sudden　dread　and　a　horror　of　the　chamber　fell　on　the　pany。　‘_Wecannot　get　out_；'　muttered　Gimli。　'It　was　well　for　us　that　the　pool　had　sunk　alittle；　and　that　the　Watcher　was　sleeping　down　at　the　southern　end。'　
Gandalf　raised　his　head　and　looked　round。　‘They　seem　to　have　made　a　laststand　by　both　doors；'　he　said；　'but　there　were　not　many　left　by　that　time。　Soended　the　attempt　to　retake　Moria！　It　was　valiant　but　foolish。　The　time　is　note　yet。　Now；　I　fear；　we　must　say　farewell　to　Balin　son　of　Fundin。　Here　hemust　lie　in　the　halls　of　his　fathers。　We　will　take　this　book；　the　Book　ofMazarbul；　and　look　at　it　more　closely　later。　You　had　better　keep　it；　Gimli；　
and　take　it　back　to　Dáin；　if　you　get　a　chance。　It　will　interest　him；　though　itwill　grieve　him　deeply。　e；　let　us　go！　The　morning　is　passing。'　
'Which　way　shall　we　go？　'　asked　Boromir。　
'Back　to　the　hall；'　answered　Gandalf。　'But　our　visit　to　this　room　has　notbeen　in　vain。　I　now　know　where　we　are。　This　must　be；　as　Gimli　says；　theChamber　of　Mazarbul；　and　the　hall　must　be　the　twenty…first　of　the　North…end。　
Therefore　we　should　leave　by　the　eastern　arch　of　the　hall；　and　bear　right　andsouth；　and　go　downwards。　The　Twenty…first　Hall　should　be　on　the　Seventh　Level；　
that　is　six　above　the　level　of　the　Gates。　e　now！　Back　to　the　hall！　'　　
Gandalf　had　hardly　spoken　these　words；　when　there　came　a　great　noise：　arolling　_Boom_　that　seemed　to　e　from　depths　far　below；　and　to　tremble　inthe　stone　at　their　feet。　They　sprang　towards　the　door　in　alarm。　_Doom；　doom_　
it　rolled　again；　as　if　huge　hands　were　turning　the　very　caverns　of　Moria　intoa　vast　drum。　Then　there　came　an　echoing　blast：　a　great　horn　was　blown　in　thehall；　and　answering　horns　and　harsh　cries　were　heard　further　off。　There　was　ahurrying　sound　of　many　feet。　
‘They　are　ing！　'　cried　Legolas。　
'We　cannot　get　out；'　said　Gimli。　
‘Trapped！　'　cried　Gandalf。　‘Why　did　I　delay？　Here　we　are；　caught；　just　asthey　were　before。　But　I　was　not　here　then。　We　will　see　what　–––…'　
_Doom；　doom_　came　the　drum…beat　and　the　walls　shook。　
'Slam　the　doors　and　wedge　them！　'　shouted　Aragorn。　'And　keep　your　packson　as　long　as　you　can：　we　may　get　a　chance　to　cut　our　way　out　yet。'　
‘No！　'　said　Gandalf。　'We　must　not　get　shut　in。　Keep　the　east　door　ajar！　
We　will　go　that　way；　if　we　get　a　chance。'　
Another　harsh　horn…call　and　shrill　cries　rang　out。　Feet　were　ing　downthe　corridor。　There　was　a　ring　and　clatter　as　the　pany　drew　their　swords。　
Glamdring　shone　with　a　pale　light；　and　Sting　glinted　at　the　edges。　Boromir　sethis　shoulder　against　the　western　door。　
‘Wait　a　moment！　Do　not　close　it　yet！　'　said　Gandalf。　He　sprang　forward　toBoromir's　side　and　drew　himself　up　to　his　full　height。　
'Who　es　hither　to　disturb　the　rest　of　Balin　Lord　of　Moria？　'　he　cried　　
in　a　loud　voice。　　
There　was　a　rush　of　hoarse　laughter；　like　the　fall　of　sliding　stones　intoa　pit；　amid　the　clamour　a　deep　voice　was　raised　in　mand。　Doom；　boom；　doomwent　the　drums　in　the　deep。　
With　a　quick　movement　Gandalf　stepped　before　the　narrow　opening　of　thedoor　and　thrust　forward　his　staff：　There　was　a　dazzling　flash　that　lit　thechamber　and　the　passage　outside。　For　an　instant　the　wizard　looked　out。　Arrowswhined　and　whistled　down　the　corridor　as　he　sprang　back。　
'There　are　Orcs；　very　many　of　them；'　he　said。　‘And　some　are　large　andevil：　black　Uruks　of　Mordor。　For　the　moment　they　are　hanging　back；　but　thereis　something　else　there。　A　great　cave…troll；　I　think；　or　more　than　one。　Thereis　no　hope　of　escape　that　way。'　
'And　no　hope　at　all；　if　they　e　at　the　other　door　as　well；'　saidBoromir。　　
'There　is　no　sound　outside　here　yet；'　said　Aragorn；　who　was　standing　bythe　eastern　door　listening。　‘The　passage　on　this　side　plunges　straight　down　a　　
　
stair：　it　plainly　does　not　lead　back　towards　the　hall。　But　it　is　no　goodflying　blindly　this　way　with　the　pursuit　just　behind。　We　cannot　block　thedoor。　Its　key　is　gone　and　the　lock　is　broken；　and　it　opens　inwards。　We　must　dosomething　to　delay　the　enemy　first。　We　will　make　them　fear　the　Chamber　ofMazarbul！'　he