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Beast from Water
"Ihadtheconch,"saidPiggysimply."Ihadarighttospeak."
Simonstirredinthedark.
"Goonbeingchief."
"Youshutup,youngSimon!Whycouldn’tyousaytherewasn’tabeast?"
"I’mscaredofhim,"saidPiggy,"andthat’swhyIknowhim.Ifyou’rescaredofsomeoneyouhatehimbutyoucan’tstopthinkingabouthim.Youkidyourselfhe’sallrightreally,an’thenwhenyouseehimagain;it’slikeasthmaan’youcan’tbreathe.Itellyouwhat.Hehatesyoutoo,Ralph—"
"Me?Whyme?"
"Idunno.Yougothimoverthefire;an’you’rechiefan’heisn’t."
"Buthe’s,he’s,JackMerridew!"
"IbeeninbedsomuchIdonesomethinking.Iknowaboutpeople.Iknowaboutme.Andhim.Hecan’thurtyou:butifyoustandoutofthewayhe’dhurtthenextthing.Andthat’sme."
"Piggy’sright,Ralph.There’syouandJack.Goonbeingchief."
"We’realldriftingandthingsaregoingrotten.Athometherewasalwaysagrownup.Please,sir,please,miss;andthenyougotananswer.HowIwish!"
"Iwishmyauntiewashere."
"Iwishmyfather...Oh,what’stheuse?"
