第15章 英文版 5（第1页）

第15章英文版（5）

Theboyhadgivenhimtwofreshsmalltunas，oralbacores，whithetwodeepestlisahers，hehadabigbluerunnerandayellowjackthathadbeetheywereingoodstillandhadtheextsardiogivethemsdattraess。Eae，asthidasabigpencil，edontoagreeicksothatanypullortouthebaitwouldmakethestideaehadtwoforty-fathomcoilswhiadefasttotheothersparecoilssothat，ifitwasnecessary，afishcouldtakeoutoverthreehuhomsofline。

chedthedipofthethreesticksoverthesideoftheskiffalytokeeptheliraightupanddoroperdepths。Itwasquitelightandahesunwouldrise。

Thesuhinlyfromtheseaandtheoldmaherboats，lowoeraowardtheshore，spreadoutacrossthet。Thenthesunwasbrighterandtheglarethewateraroseclear，theflatseasentitbackathiseyessothatithurtsharplyalookingintoit。Helookeddoweraheliwentstraightdownintothedarkofthewater。Hekeptthemstraighterthananyonedid，sothatateachlevelinthedarkhestreamtherewouldbeabaitwaitilywherehewishedittobeforanyfishthatswamthere。Othersletthemdriftwiththedsometimestheywereatsixtyfathomswhenthefishermenthoughttheywereatahundred。

But，hethought，IkeepthemwithprelyIhavenoluymore。Butwhoknows?Maybetoday。Everydayisaisbettertobelucky。ButIwouldratherbeexawhenluesyouareready。

Thesunwastwhernowanditdidnothurthiseyessomuchtolookiherewereosinsightnowandtheyshowedverylowandfarinshore。

Allmylifetheearlysunhashurtmyeyes，hethought。Yettheyarestillgood。IntheeveningIlhtintoitwithoutgettingtheblaess。Ithasmorefortheeveningtoo。Butinthemitispainful。

Justthenhesawaman-of-warbirdwithhislongblagsgintheskyaheadofhim。Hemadeaquickdrop，slantingdownonhisback-sweptwings，andthencir。

&something，”theoldmansaidaloud。“He’snotjustlooking。”

Herowedslowlyaowardwherethebirdwasg。Hedidnothurryahisliraightupanddown。Buthecrowdedthetalittlesothathewasstillfishihoughfasterthanhewouldhavefishedifhewasntousethebird。

Thebirdweheairandcir，hiswingsmotiohenhedovesuddenlyandtheoldmansawflyingfishspurtoutofthewateraelyoverthesurface。

“Dolphin，”theoldmansaidaloud。“Bigdolphin。”

Heshippedhisoarsandbroughtasmalllinefromuhadawireleaderandamedium-sizedhookaeditwithohesardigooverthesideafasttboltiheherlitheshadeofthebow。Hewentbacktandtowatgthelong-wingedblackbird，now，lowoverthe>

&chedthebirddippedagainslantinghiswingsforthediveandthenswingingthemwildlyauallyashefollowedtheflyingfish。Theoldmaheslightbulgeihebigdolphiheyfollowedtheesgfish。Thedthroughthewaterbelowtheflightofthefishandwouldbeier，drivihefishdropped。Itisabigschoolofdolphi。Theyarewidespreadandtheflyingfishhavelittlece。Thebirdhasheflyingfisharetoobigforhimaoofast。

&chedtheflyingfishburstoutagainandagaiualmovemehatschoolhasgottenawayfromme，hethought。Theyaremovingouttoofastandtoofar。ButperhapsIwillpickupastrayandperhapsmybigfishisaroundthem。Mybigfishmustbesomewhere。

Thecloudsoverthelandnowroselikemountaiwasonlyalonggreehegraybluehillsbehierwasadarkbluenow，sodarkthatiturple。Ashelookeddowniheredsiftioerarahesunmadechedhislihemghtdownoutofsightierandheytoseesomuktofish。Thestrahesuhewater，nowthatthesunwashigher，meaherandsodidtheshapeofthecloudsovertheland。Butthebirdwasalmostoutofsightnowandnothihesurfaceofthewaterbutsomepatchesofyellow，sun-bleachedSargassourple，formalized，iridest，gelatinousbladderueseman-dosebesidetheboat。Itturssideaeditself。Itfloatedcheerfullyasabubblewithitslongdeadlypurplefilamentstrailingayardbehinditier。

“Aguamala，”themansaid。“Youwhore。”

Fromwhereheswunglightlyagainsthisoarshelookeddowerainyfishthatwerecolouredlikethetrailisahemahesmallshadethebubblemadeasitdrifted。Theywereimmuspoison。Butmeandwhehefilamentswouldalihereslimyaheoldmanwaswafish，hewouldhaveweltsandsoresonhisarmsandhahatpoisonivyorpoisonoakgive。Butthesepoisuamalacamequidstrucklikea