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—FromLordoftheFlies（Chapter8）

WilliamGolding

Thesilehegiftaheheadremaihere，dim-eyed，grinningfaintly，bloodblagbetweeoheywererunningaway，asfastastheychtheforesttoenbeach。

Simonstayedwherehewas，asmallbrownimage，cealedbytheleaves。Evehiseyesthesow’sheadstillremaier-image。Thehalf-shuteyesweredimwiththeinfiniteicismofadultlife。TheyassuredSimohingwasabadbusiness。

“Ikno>

Simohehadspokenaloud。Heopenedhiseyesquidtherewastheheadgrinhestra，ighespilledguts，evenigyofbeiick。

Helookedaway，lighisdrylips。

Agiftforthebeast。Mighteforit?Thehead，hethought，appearedtoagreewithhim。Runaway，saidtheheadsilently，gobacktotheothers。Itwasajokereally—whyshouldyoubother?Youwerejustwrong，that’sall。Alittleheadaethingyouate，perhaps。Goback，child，saidtheheadsilently。

Simonlookedup，feeliofhiswethair，ahesky。Upthere，foronce，wereclisproutedawayovertheisland，greyanddcopper-colored。Thecloheysqueezed，produomentthisehebutterfliesdesertedtheopeheobsggrinnedanddripped。Simonloweredhishead，carefullykeepihehemwithhishand。Therewerenoshadowsureesbuteveryearlystillhatwhatwasrealseemedillusiveandwithoutdefinitioswasablackbloboffliesthatbuzzedlikeasaw。AfterawhilethesefliesfoundSimed，theyalightedbyhisrunnelsofsweatanddraiderhisnostrilsandplayedleapfrogonhisthighs。Theywerebladiridesandwithoutnumber;andinfrontofSimon，theLordoftheFlieshungonhisstidgriSimongaveupandlookedback;sawthewhiteteethaheblood—andhisgazewasheldbythata，iion。InSimhttemple，apulsebegahebrain。

“Youareasillylittleboy，”saidtheLordoftheFlies，“justanignorant，sillylittleboy。”

Simonmovedhisswollesaidnothing。

“Don’tyouagree?”saidtheLordoftheFlies。“Aren’tyoujustasillylittleboy?”

Simonansweredhimivoice。

&hen，”saidtheLordoftheFlies，“you’dbetterrunoffandplaywiththeothers。Theythiy。Youdon’thtothiy，doyou?YoulikeRalphalot，don’tyou?AndPiggy，andJack?”

Simoiltedslightlyup。HiseyesotbreakawayandtheLordoftheFlieshunginspa。

“Whatareyoudoingouthereallaloyouafraidofme?”

Simonshook。

&aohelpyou。Onlyme。A。”

Simon’smhtforthaudiblewords。