Ralph was asleep when the twisty things were fighting and when they went away he was awake, and he saw something big and horrid moving in the trees. He help out his hands for the conch and the littlun sat down.
You were asleep. There wasn't anyone there. How could anyone be wandering about in the forest at night? Was anyone? Did anyone go out?
There was a long pause while the assembly grinned at the thought of anyone going out in the darkness. Then Simon stood up and Ralph looked at him in astonishment.
