The two twins are the last boys to come to the meeting before Jack and his troop of choristers arrive in formation. The twins, identical, exert a powerful fascination on both Ralph, who notices them as they arrive at the platform, and the rest of the boys, who are intrigued by their similarity:
The two boys, bullet-headed and with hair like tow, flung themselves down and lay grinning an dpanting at Ralph like dogs. They were twins, and the eye was shocked and incredulous at such cheery duplication. They breathed together, they grinned together, they were chunky and vital.
The twins also allow an opportunity for humour, as the well-meaning Piggy, efficient as always in his attempts to identify and learn the names of all the boys, confuses the two which is greatly appreciated by the rest of the boys. They are called Sam and Eric.
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