After the death of Piggy and the capture of Samneric in
Chapter 11 of Lord of the Flies, Ralph realizes that he is now all
alone. During the feast that night, Ralph creeps up through the woods to get a look and
finds Samneric standing guard. He gets their attention; they give him some food to eat,
but warn him to leave. He will be hunted in the morning, they tell him. The painted
hunters will stretch a line across the island and advance until they find Ralph.
Samneric tell Ralph that a stick sharpened on both ends by Roger has been prepared for
him, though Ralph does not immediately understand how it will be
used.
The next morning they discover Ralph's hiding spot
and try to flush him out. They roll boulders, throw spears into the thicket, and
eventually light a fire to try and burn him out. But their attempts are unsuccessful as
Ralph manages to elude capture.
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