1 I tried to get over that hill to see if there was water all round.
Lord of the Flies By William GoldingContext In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell 2 Then he sat back and looked at the water with bright, excited eyes.
Lord of the Flies By William GoldingContext In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell 3 Ralph took the shell from Piggy and a little water ran down his arm.
Lord of the Flies By William GoldingContext In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell 4 The fair boy began to pick his way as casually as possible toward the water.
Lord of the Flies By William GoldingContext In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell 5 The water was warmer than his blood and he might have been swimming in a huge bath.
Lord of the Flies By William GoldingContext In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell 6 Piggy rose dripping from the water and stood naked, cleaning his glasses with a sock.
Lord of the Flies By William GoldingContext In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell 7 Ralph wiped the salt water off his lips and tried again, but the shell remained silent.
Lord of the Flies By William GoldingContext In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell 8 He picked his way to the seaward edge of the platform and stood looking down into the water.
Lord of the Flies By William GoldingContext In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell 9 Ralph pulled himself out of the water, stood facing Piggy, and considered this unusual problem.
Lord of the Flies By William GoldingContext In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell 10 Ralph paddled backwards down the slope, immersed his mouth and blew a jet of water into the air.
Lord of the Flies By William GoldingContext In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell 11 Ralph stood, one hand against a grey trunk, and screwed up his eyes against the shimmering water.
Lord of the Flies By William GoldingContext In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell 12 Piggy took off his shoes and socks, ranged them carefully on the ledge, and tested the water with one toe.
Lord of the Flies By William GoldingContext In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell 13 He tiptoed down the sandy side of the pool, and sat there up to his neck in water smiling proudly at Ralph.
Lord of the Flies By William GoldingContext In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell 14 Ralph did a surface dive and swam under water with his eyes open; the sandy edge of the pool loomed up like a hillside.
Lord of the Flies By William GoldingContext In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell 15 He tore out the stem and began to poke about in the water, while the brilliant fish flicked away on this side and that.
Lord of the Flies By William GoldingContext In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell 16 He undid the snake-clasp of his belt, lugged off his shorts and pants, and stood there naked, looking at the dazzling beach and the water.
Lord of the Flies By William GoldingContext In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell 17 The beach between the palm terrace and the water was a thin stick, endless apparently, for to Ralph's left the perspectives of palm and beach and water drew to a point at infinity; and always, almost visible, was the heat.
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