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"They looked at each other, baffled, in love and hate. All the warm salt water of the bathing pool and the shouting and splashing and laughing were only just sufficient to bring them together again."
Which characters does this quote refer to, and why are they baffled with each other?
Jack and Ralph. This happens in Chapter 3 when Jack and Ralph's differing priorities are already emerging. Ralph is most concerned with keeping the fire alive in hope of rescue while Jack's foremost concern is the hunt and catching a pig.