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The Sound of the Shell
"Allthesame—"
"Wedon’twantyou,"saidJack,flatly."Three’senough."
Piggy’sglassesflashed.
"Iwaswithhimwhenhefoundtheconch.Iwaswithhimbeforeanyoneelsewas."
Jackandtheotherspaidnoattention.Therewasageneraldispersal.Ralph,JackandSimonjumpedofftheplatformandwalkedalongthesandpastthebathingpool.Piggyhungbumblingbehindthem.
"IfSimonwalksinthemiddleofus,"saidRalph,"thenwecouldtalkoverhishead."
Thethreeofthemfellintostep.ThismeantthateverynowandthenSimonhadtodoadoubleshuffletocatchupwiththeothers.PresentlyRalphstoppedandturnedbacktoPiggy.
"Look."
JackandSimonpretendedtonoticenothing.Theywalkedon.
"Youcan’tcome."
Piggy’sglassesweremistedagain—thistimewithhumiliation.
"Youtold’em.AfterwhatIsaid."
Hisfaceflushed,hismouthtrembled.
"AfterIsaidIdidn’twant—"
