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He scattered the bodyguard, and pulled down Bolg himself and crushed him. Then dismay fell on the Goblins and they fled in all directions. But weariness left their enemies with the coming of new hope, and they pursued them closely, and prevented most of them from escaping where they could. They drove many of them into the Running River, and such as fled south or west they hunted into the marshes about the Forest River; and there the greater part of the last fugitives perished, while those that came hardly to the Wood — elves’ realm were there slain, or drawn in to die in the trackless dark of Mirkwood. Songs have said that three parts of the goblin warriors of the North perished on that day, and the mountains had peace for many a year.

Victory had been assured before the fall of night, but the pursuit was still on foot, when Bilbo returned to the camp; and not many were in the valley save the more grievously wounded.

“Where are the Eagles (где же Орлы)?” he asked Gandalf that evening (спросил он у Гэндальфа тем вечером), as he lay wrapped in many warm blankets (когда он лежал, завернутый в большое количество теплых одеял).

“Some are in the hunt (некоторые на охоте), ” said the wizard, “but most have gone back to their eyries (но большинство вернулось в свои гнезда). They would not stay here (они бы не остались здесь), and departed with the first light of morning (и отбыли с первым лучом солнца: «светом утра»). Dain has crowned their chief with gold (Дейн увенчал их вожака золотом; to crown — венчать, короновать; награждать; crown — корона, венец), and sworn friendship with them for ever (и поклялся в вечной с ними дружбе; to swear (swore, sworn) — клясться). ”

“I am sorry (мне жаль). I mean, I should have liked to see them again (я имею в виду, я бы хотел снова их повидать), ” said Bilbo sleepily (сказал Бильбо сонно); “perhaps I shall see them on the way home (возможно, что я увижу их на пути домой). I suppose I shall be going home soon (полагаю, что я отправлюсь домой скоро)?”

“As soon as you like (так скоро, как только пожелаете), ” said the wizard. Actually it was some days (на самом деле, прошло еще несколько дней)

before Bilbo really set out (прежде чем Бильбо действительно собрался в путь). They buried Thorin deep beneath the Mountain (они похоронили Торина глубоко под Горой), and Bard laid the Arkenstone upon his breast (и Бард положил Аркенстоун на его грудь; to lay (laid) — класть, положить).

“There let it lie (пусть он /камень/ лежит здесь) till the Mountain falls (до тех пор, пока Гора не упадет)!” he said. “May it bring good fortune to all his folk (да принесет он счастье/удачу всем его людям) that dwell here after (что будут обитать здесь отныне: «после»)!”

depart [di: 'p: t] beneath [b'ni: ] sworn [sw: n]

“Where are the Eagles?” he asked Gandalf that evening, as he lay wrapped in many warm blankets.

“Some are in the hunt, ” said the wizard, “but most have gone back to their eyries. They would not stay here, and departed with the first light of morning. Dain has crowned their chief with gold, and sworn friendship with them for ever. ”

“I am sorry. I mean, I should have liked to see them again, ” said Bilbo sleepily; “perhaps I shall see them on the way home. I suppose I shall be going home soon?”

“As soon as you like, ” said the wizard.

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