[Krakodil]

Сообщение от Mrs.Underhill

В тексте подчеркнуто, что камень совсем не нагрелся с солнечной стороны, и был ненатурально холодный. Хоббиты это отметили. Отметили также и то, что их сон был ненатуральным. Может, это пропало в переводе, или не ощущается в оригинале так, как должно ощущаться "нейтив спикером"? Но ненатуральность происходящего вокруг этого пальца в тексте явно передается.

А что мы спорим? Вот надобный кусок текста:

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About midday they came to a hill whose lop was wide and flattened, like a shallow saucer with a green mounded rim. Inside there was no air stirring, and the sky seemed near their heads. They rode across and looked northwards. Then their hearts rose, for it seemed plain that they had come further already than they had expected. Certainly the distances had now all become hazy and deceptive, but there could be no doubt that the Downs were coming to an end. A long valley lay below them winding away northwards, until it came to an opening between two steep shoulders. Beyond, there seemed to be no more hills. Due north they faintly glimpsed a long dark line, ‘That is a line of trees,’ said Merry, ‘and that must mark the Road. All along it for many leagues east of the Bridge there are trees growing. Some say they were planted in the old days.’

‘Splendid!’ said Frodo. ‘If we make as good going this afternoon as we have done this morning, we shall have left the Downs before the Sun sets and be jogging on in search of a camping place.’ But even as he spoke he turned his glance eastwards, and he saw that on that side the hills were higher and looked down upon them; and all those hills were crowned with green mounds, and on some were standing stones, pointing upwards like jagged teeth out of green gums.

That view was somehow disquieting; so they turned from the sight and went down into the hollow circle. In the midst of it there stood a single stone, standing tall under the sun above, and at this hour casting no shadow. It was shapeless and yet significant: like a landmark, or a guarding finger, or more like a warning. But they were now hungry, and the sun was still at the fearless noon; so they set their backs against the east side of the stone. It was cool, as if the sun had had no power to warm it; but at that time this seemed pleasant. There they took food and drink, and made as good a noon-meal under the open sky as anyone could wish; for the food came from ‘down under Hill’. Tom had provided them with plenty for the comfort of the day. Their ponies unburdened strayed upon the grass.

Riding over the hills, and eating their fill, the warm sun and the scent of turf, lying a little too long, stretching out their legs and looking at the sky above their noses: these things are, perhaps, enough to explain what happened However, that may be: they woke suddenly and uncomfortably from a sleep they had never meant to take.

 

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Единственный видимый контакт хоббитов с камнем указан с его восточной стороны, которая в полдень ну никак не может быть стороной солнечной. Никаких указаний на то, что хоббиты осязали камень с какой-нибудь другой стороны, в тексте нет.