Ralph: What’s your name? Piggy: Piggy. (He lets go.) Ralph: Piggy! Piggy: Piggy … But you’re not to tell anyone. Not anyone.
Ralph: I won’t. Piggee! Piggee! Piggy: Don’t. Ralph: Sorry … I won’t then … I’m Ralph. Look! Look where? Look at this! What is it?
Piggy: Ralph: Piggy: Ralph:
Piggy:
It’s a shell. A conch. Tat’s what they call it. A conch.
I seen one. At my auntie’s friend’s house. I –
Ralph: You blow in them, don’t you? Piggy:
I don’t. My assma …
Ralph: From down here. It’s like the flute. I’m in the orchestra. Piggy: You what? Ralph: Te flute. You know. Not the flute. Te saxophone. Or the clarinet. Piggy:
Uh?
Ralph: Don’t you know anything? It makes a … (A farting sound.) Piggy: Oh what? Do it again then. Since you’re in the orchestra … Some orchestra. Ralph: You can, though! You can make a really good noise. If you get it right. Piggy: Yeah? Ralph:
Piggy:
Ralph: I don’t know what … Piggy:
I bet there are people. I bet there are some others here. And I bet if I blow I’ll call them. Tey’ll come. I bet. And … And what?
Call ’em then. If they’re there let’s call ’em. Eh? Blow. And let ’em all come … Look! Over there.
(A note is picked up by the soundtrack and the choir who enter. Jack followed by Simon, Maurice and Sam and Eric … Roger enters and breaks away from the group and dives into a key sunbathing spot.) Jack: Guide me Choir: Guide me! Jack:
I am mighty Choir: You are mighty! YOUNG AND OLD D 93
