LordoftheFlies

"Where's Samneric?" "We ought to get some more wood. We're out of green branches." Ralph sighed and stood up. There were no shad ...

"But―the fire." He frowned at the black and white mess in which lay the unburnt ends of branches. He tried to formulate. "I'm sc ...

"Do you mean the―?" "No, not it... I mean... what makes things break up like they do?" Piggy rubbed his glasses slowly and thoug ...

together round a palm tree at the edge of the forest. A littlun howled, creased and crimson, by the bathing pool and Piggy stood ...

"Sucks to your ass-mar." "When I saw Jack I was sure he'd go for the conch. Can't think why." The group of boys looked at the wh ...

"Oh yes. Without the fire we can't be rescued. So we must stay by the fire and make smoke." When he stopped no one said anything ...

Simon moved his swollen tongue but said nothing. "Don't you agree?" said the Lord of the Flies. "Aren't you just a silly little ...

"This is ridiculous. You know perfectly well you'll only meet me down there―so don't try to escape!" Simon's body was arched and ...

CHAPTER NINE A View to a Death Over the island the build-up of clouds continued. A steady current of heated air rose all day fro ...

aside and chose his direction from the trend of the land, he mouthed words that did not reach the air. Presently the creepers fe ...

smoke was climbing into the sky. Simon, forgetful of the flies, shaded his eyes with both hands and peered at the smoke. Even at ...

"I wish we could go home." Piggy lay back against the sloping sand side of the pool. His stomach protruded and the water dried o ...

lagoon. Beyond was a short stretch of sand and then the edge of the water. A fire burned on the rock and fat dripped from the ro ...

Jack waved his spear again. "Has everybody eaten as much as they want?" There was still food left, sizzling on the wooden spits, ...

Ralph made a sudden movement that became a stumble. Some of the boys turned toward him. "I gave you food," said Jack, "and my hu ...

"Me." "I will." "I'll blow the conch," said Ralph breathlessly, "and call an assembly." "We shan't hear it." Piggy touched Ralph ...

" Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood! " The movement became regular while the chant lost its first superficial exci ...

crying out against the abominable noise something about a body on the hill. The beast struggled forward, broke the ring and fell ...

a larger pebble clung to its own air and was covered with a coat of pearls. The tide swelled in over the rain-pitted sand and sm ...

CHAPTER TEN The Shell and the Glasses Piggy eyed the advancing figure carefully. Nowadays he sometimes found that he saw more cl ...