Lord of the Flies Audiobook - Chapter 5 - Beast from Water

chapter 5 beast from water the tide was coming in and there was only a narrow strip of firm Beach between the water and the white stumbling stuff near the Palm Terrace Ralph chose the firm strip as a path because he needed to think and only here could he allow his feet to move without having to watch them

suddenly pacing by the water he was overcome with astonishment he found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's Waking Life was spent watching one's feet he stopped facing the strip and remembering the first enthusiastic exploration as though it were part of a

brighter childhood he smiled jeeringly he turned then and walked back toward the platform with the sun in his face the time had come for the assembly and as he walked into the concealing splendors of the sunlight he went carefully over the points of his speech there must be no mistake about this assembly no chasing

imaginary he lost himself in a maze of thoughts that were rendered vague by his lack of words to express them frowning he tried again this meeting must not be fun but business at that he walked faster aware all at once of urgency and the declining sun and a little wind created by a speed

that breathed about his face this wind pressed his gray shirt against his chest so that he noticed in this new mood of comprehension how the folds were stiff like cardboard and unpleasant noticed too how The Fray edges of his shorts were making an uncomfortable pink area on the front of his thighs with a

convulsion of the Mind Ralph discovered dirt and Decay understood how much he disliked perpetually flicking the Tangled hair out of his eyes and at last when the sun was gone rolling noisily to rest among dry leaves at that he began to trot the beach near the bathing pool was dotted with groups of boys waiting for