Повелитель мух
Beast from Water
"Keepthefiregoing."
Thedancewasoverandthehuntersweregoingbacktotheshelters.
"Grownupsknowthings,"saidPiggy."Theyain’tafraidofthedark.They’dmeetandhaveteaanddiscuss.Thenthings’udbeallright—"
"Theywouldn’tsetfiretotheisland.Orlose—"
"They’dbuildaship—"
Thethreeboysstoodinthedarkness,strivingunsuccessfullytoconveythemajestyofadultlife.
"Theywouldn’tquarrel—"
"Orbreakmyspecs—"
"Ortalkaboutabeast—"
"Ifonlytheycouldgetamessagetous,"criedRalphdesperately."Ifonlytheycouldsendussomethinggrownup...asignorsomething."
Athinwailoutofthedarknesschilledthemandsetthemgrabbingforeachother.Thenthewailrose,remoteandunearthly,’andturnedtoaninarticulategibbering.PercivalWemysMadison,oftheVicarage,HarcourtSt.Anthony,lyinginthelonggrass,waslivingthroughcircumstancesinwhichtheincantationofhisaddresswaspowerlesstohelphim.
