learns from Piggy that only a few and Samneric are left. The rest have joined ’s tribe. is upset about the murder of the night before. tries to persuade that they weren’t involved in the because they were on the outside of the circle. He also tries to suggest that maybe was just pretending, but is sure that he wasn’t. Piggy tells Ralph that they cannot tell about the dance. , however, try to cover up their involvement in the also. They tell Ralph and Piggy that they left the feast early before the dance. But somehow has a scratch on his forehead and has a split lip.

When approaches the Rock, he is challenged. , who is the guard, asks him who he is even though he can obviously see who it is. He tells that has commanded that he challenge everyone. tells the him that he couldn’t have stopped him if he tried, but Robert draws his attention to a with a log jammed under it. He indicates that he could have smashed him. This really impresses ; he says, “He’s a proper , isn’t he?”

Robert changes the subject and tells that is going to beat for making him angry. He tells that the boy has been tied up for hours.

tells the boys that they still need to be careful about the . He implies that the beast came disguised as , but that they did not it. They still need to offer it the if they go hunting. Then he tells the boys that they will go hunting the following day. asks Jack how they are going to light a . tells him that they will just take the from the other boys again.

However, when the and his boys show up at ’s camp, there is no fire. There is no because Ralph, , and have decided to keep the going only during the day. and his boys then decide to steal Piggy’s . They enter the shelter and fight. exits with the .