Повелитель мух
Beast from Water
Thelittlunsbegantojabberamongthemselves,thenonestoodforward.
"What’syourname?"
"Phil."
Foralittlunhewasself-confident,holdingouthishands,cradlingtheconchasRalphdid,lookingroundatthemtocollecttheirattentionbeforehespoke.
"LastnightIhadadream,ahorriddream,fightingwiththings.Iwasoutsidetheshelterbymyself,fightingwiththings,thosetwistythingsinthetrees."
Hepaused,andtheotherlittlunslaughedinhorrifiedsympathy.
"ThenIwasfrightenedandIwokeup.AndIwasoutsidetheshelterbymyselfinthedarkandthetwistythingshadgoneaway."
Thevividhorrorofthis,sopossibleandsonakedlyterrifying,heldthemallsilent.Thechild’svoicewentpipingonfrombehindthewhiteconch.
"AndIwasfrightenedandstartedtocalloutforRalphandthenIsawsomethingmovingamongthetrees,somethingbigandhorrid."
Hepaused,half-frightenedbytherecollectionyetproudofthesensationhewascreating.
"Thatwasanightmare,"saidRalph."Hewaswalkinginhissleep."
Theassemblymurmuredinsubduedagreement.
Thelittlunshookhisheadstubbornly.
