第13章 英文版 3（第1页）
第13章英文版（3）
Wheredidyouwash?Theboythought。Thevillagelywastwostreetsdowntheroad。Imusthavewaterhereforhim，theboythought，andsoapandagoodtowel。WhyamIsothoughtless?Imustgethimaahewinteraofshoesa。
“Yourstewisext，”theoldmansaid。
“Tellmeaboutthebaseball，”theboyaskedhim。
“IntheAmeriLeagueitistheYankeesasIsaid，”theoldmansaidhappily。
&oday，”theboytoldhim。
“ThatmeansnothiDiMaggioishimselfagain。”
&hermeeam。”
“Naturally。Buthemakesthediffereheue，betweenBrooklynandPhiladelphiaImusttakeBrooklyhinkofDickSisleradrivesIntheoldpark。”
“Therewasnothihem。HehittheloballIhaveeverseen。”
“DoyourememberwheoetotheTerrace?”
“IwaakehimfishingbutIwastootimidtoaskhim。Theoaskhimaimid。”
“Iknow。Itwasagreatmistake。Hemighthavegohus。Thenwewouldhavethatforallofourlives。”
“IwouldliketotakethegreatDiMaggiofishing，”theoldmansaid。“Theysayhisfatherwasafisherman。Maybeheoorasweareandwoulduand。”
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“WhenIwasyeIwasbeforethemastedshipthatrantoAfridIhaveseenlionsonthebeatheevening。”
“Iknow。Youtoldme。”
“ShouldwetalkaboutAfricaoraboutbaseball?”
&hink，”theboysaid。“TellmeaboutthegreatJohnJ。McGraw。”HesaidJotaforJ。
&oetotheTerraestoointheolderdays。Buthewasroughandharsh-spokenanddiffihewasdrinking。Hismindwasonhorsesaswellasbaseball。Atleasthecarriedlistsofhorsesatalltimesinhispodfrequehenamesofhorsesoelephone。”
“Hewasagreatmaheboysaid。“Myfatherthihegreatest。”
“Becausehecameherethemosttimes，”theoldmansaid。“IfDurocherhaduedtoehereeachyearyourfatherwouldthimanager。”
“Whoisthegreatestmanager，really，Luqueonzalez?”