Повелитель мух
Gift for the Darkness
"Troubleis,wehaven’tgotenoughpeopleforafire.YougottotreatSamnencasoneturn.Theydoeverythingtogether—"
"Ofcourse."
"Well,thatisn’tfair.Don’tyousee?Theyoughttodotwoturns."
Ralphconsideredthisandunderstood.Hewasvexedtofindhowlittlehethoughtlikeagrownupandsighedagain.Theislandwasgettingworseandworse.
Piggylookedatthefire.
"You’llwantanothergreenbranchsoon."
Ralphrolledover.
"Piggy.Whatarewegoingtodo?"
"Justhavetogetonwithout’em."
"But—thefire."
Hefrownedattheblackandwhitemessinwhichlaytheunburntendsofbranches.Hetriedtoformulate.
"I’mscared."
HesawPiggylookup;andblunderedon.
"Notofthebeast.ImeanI’mscaredofthattoo.Butnobodyelseunderstandsaboutthefire.Ifsomeonethrewyouaropewhenyouweredrowning.Ifadoctorsaidtakethisbecauseifyoudon’ttakeityou’lldie—youwould,wouldn’tyou?Imean?"
