Mrs. White still believes the wish will be granted, and that her son will come back to them from the dead. Mr. White now understands that the granting of a wish guarantees that something horrific will happen, as the wish and consequence of if were far different than what was intended.
"It's my boy; it's Herbert!" she cried, struggling mechanically. "I forgot it was two miles away. What are you holding me for? Let go. I must open the door."
"For God's sake, don't let it in," cried the old man trembling.
In the darkness late that night, Ralph and Simon carry a littlun back to the shelter before going to sleep. As the boys sleep, military airplanes battle fiercely above the island.
