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The Shell and the Glasses
"I’mfrightened.Ofus.Iwanttogohome.OhGod,Iwanttogohome."
"Itwasanaccident,"saidPiggystubbornly,"andthat’sthat."
HetouchedRalph’sbareshoulderandRalphshudderedatthehumancontact.
"Andlook,Ralph"—Piggyglancedroundquickly,thenleanedclose—"don’tletonwewasinthatdance.NottoSamneric."
"Butwewere!Allofus!"
Piggyshookhishead.
"Notustilllast.Theynevernoticedinthedark.AnywayyousaidIwasonlyontheoutside."
"SowasI,"mutteredRalph,"Iwasontheoutsidetoo."
Piggynoddedeagerly.
"That’sright.Wewasontheoutside.Weneverdonenothing,weneverseennothing."
Piggypaused,thenwenton.
"We’llliveonourown,thefourofus—"
"Fourofus.Wearen’tenoughtokeepthefireburning."
"We’lltry.See?Ilitit."
Samnericcamedraggingagreatlogoutoftheforest.Theydumpeditbythefireandturnedtothepool.Ralphjumpedtohisfeet.
