Повелитель мух
Fire on the Mountain
Ralphliftedtheconchagainandhisgoodhumorcamebackashethoughtofwhathehadtosaynext.
"Nowwecometothemostimportantthing.I’vebeenthinking.Iwasthinkingwhilewewereclimbingthemountain."Heflashedaconspiratorialgrinattheothertwo."Andonthebeachjustnow.ThisiswhatIthought.Wewanttohavefun.Andwewanttoberescued."
Thepassionatenoiseofagreementfromtheassemblyhithimlikeawaveandhelosthisthread.Hethoughtagain.
"Wewanttoberescued;andofcourseweshallberescued."
Voicesbabbled.Thesimplestatement,unbackedbyanyproofbuttheweightofRalph’snewauthority,broughtlightandhappiness.Hehadtowavetheconchbeforehecouldmakethemhearhim.
"Myfather’sintheNavy.Hesaidtherearen’tanyunknownislandsleft.HesaystheQueenhasabigroomfullofmapsandalltheislandsintheworldaredrawnthere.SotheQueen’sgotapictureofthisisland."
Againcamethesoundsofcheerfulnessandbetterheart.
"Andsoonerorlaterashipwillputinhere.ItmightevenbeDaddy’sship.Soyousee,soonerorlater,weshallberescued."
Hepaused,withthepointmade.Theassemblywasliftedtowardsafetybyhiswords.Theylikedandnowrespectedhim.Spontaneouslytheybegantoclapandpresentlytheplatformwasloudwithapplause.Ralphflushed,lookingsidewaysatPiggy’sopenadmiration,andthentheotherwayatJackwhowassmirkingandshowingthathetooknewhowtoclap.
