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The Sound of the Shell
"There’snovillagesmoke,andnoboats,"saidRalphwisely."We’llmakesurelater;butIthinkit’suninhabited."
"We’llgetfood,"criedJack."Hunt.Catchthings.untiltheyfetchus."
Simonlookedatthemboth,sayingnothingbutnoddingtillhisblackhairfloppedbackwardsandforwards:hisfacewasglowing.
Ralphlookeddowntheotherwaywheretherewasnoreef.
"Steeper,"saidJack.
Ralphmadeacuppinggesture.
"Thatbitofforestdownthere...themountainholdsitup."
Everypointofthemountainhelduptrees—flowersandtrees.Nowtheforeststirred,roared,flailed.Theneareracresofrockflowersflutteredandforhalfaminutethebreezeblewcoolontheirfaces.
Ralphspreadhisarms.
"Allours."
Theylaughedandtumbledandshoutedonthemountain.
"I’mhungry."
WhenSimonmentionedhishungertheothersbecameawareoftheirs.
"Comeon,"saidRalph."We’vefoundoutwhatwewantedtoknow."
Theyscrambleddownarockslope,droppedamongflowersandmadetheirwayunderthetrees.Heretheypausedandexaminedthebushesroundthemcuriously.
