At last Ralph ceased to blow and sat there , the conch trailing from one hand , his head bowed on his knees . As the echoes died away so did the laughter , and there was silence .
Наконец Ральф перестал дуть и сел, вытянув из руки раковину и склонив голову на колени. Когда затихло эхо, затих и смех, и наступила тишина.
