第24章 英文版 14（第1页）

第24章英文版（14）

I’moughihought。Tooclear。Iamasclearasthestarsthataremybrothers。StillImustsleep。Theysleepandthemoonandthesunsleepaheosleepssometimesoaihereisandaflatcalm。

Butremembertosleep，hethought。Makeyourselfdoitanddevisesomesimpleandsurewayaboutthelines。Noreparethedolphin。Itistoodatheoarsasadragifyoumustsleep。

Icouldgowithoutsleepioldhimself。Butitwouldbetoodangerous。

&edtoworkhiswaybacktothesternonhishandsandknees，beiainstthefish。Hemaybehalfasleephimself，hethought。ButIdonotwanthimtorest。Hemustpulluntilhedies。

Bathesterhisleftharainofthelineacrosshisshouldersanddrewhiskssheathwithhisrighthaarswerebrighthedolphindhepushedthebladeofhiskohisheadafromueroneofhisfeetonthefishandslithimquitheventuptothetipofhislowerjaw。Thehisknifedownahhisrighthand，sdpullingthegillsclear。

&hemaeryinhishaopewoflyingfishiheywerefreshandhardahemsidebysideasandthegillsoverthestern。Theysarailofphosphoresthewater。Thedolphinrousgray-whitearlightandtheoldmanskinnedonesideofhimwhileheheldhisrightfootonthefish’shead。Theurnedhimoverahersideandcuteatheheaddowail。

&hecarcassoverboardaoseeiftherewasanyswirliherewasoofitsslowdest。Heturhenawoflyingfishiwofilletsoffishandputtinghisknifebaitssheath，heworkedhiswayslowlybacktothebow。Hisbatwiththeweightofthelineacrossitandhecarriedthefishinhisrighthand。

Bathebowhelaidthetwofilletsoffishoutohtheflyihem。Afterthathesettledthelineacrosshisshouldersinanewpladhelditagainwithhislefthaingontheguhehesideaheflyingfishiihewateragainsthishand。Hishandhoresskinningthefishachedtheflowofthewateragainstit。Theflowwaslessstrongahesideofhishandagainsttheplankingoftheskiff，particlesofphosphorusfloatedoffanddriftedslo>

&iriing，”theoldmansaid。“hroughtheeatingofthisdolphisomerestandalittlesleep。”

&arsandwiththenightcolderallthetimeheatehalfofohedolphisaheflyingfish，guttedandwithitsheadcutoff。

“Whatafishdolphicooked，”hesaid。“Andwhatamiserablefishraw。Iwillnevergoinaboatagainwithoutsaltorlimes。”

IfIhadbrainsIlashedwateronthebowalldayanddrying，itwouldhavemadesalt，hethought。ButthenIdidnothookthedolphinuntilalmostsuillitreparation。ButIhavecheweditallwellandIamed。

Theskywasgovertotheeastaeraarsheklookednowasthoughheweremovingiofdtheed。

“Therewillbebadweatherinthreeorfourdays，”hesaid。“Butnottonightandnsomesleep，oldmahefishisdsteady。”

&heliinhisrighthandandthehighagainsthisrighthandasheleanedallhisweightagainstthewoodofthebow。Thehelileloweronhisshouldersandbracedhislefthandonit。

Myrighthandholditaslongasitisbraced，hethoughtIfitrelaxesihandwillwakemeastheliishardhthand。ButheisusedtopuEveyminutesorahalfanhood。Helayfhimselfagaihallofhisbody，puttingallhisweighthtband，andhe>

&dreamofthelionsbutinsteadofavastschoolofporpoisesthatstretchedfhtortewasiheirmatingandtheyhighintotheairaothesameholetheyhadmadeiheyleaped。

Thehewasinthevillageoherewasanortherandhewasverydhisrightarmbecausehisheadhadrestedonitinsteadofapillow。

&hebegahelongyellowbeadhesawthefirstoftheliooitintheearlydarkaherlionsdherestedhisthewoodofthebowswheretheshiplayaheeveningoff-shorebreezeaoseeiftherewouldbemorelionsandhe>

Themoonhadbeenupftimebuthesleptonandthefishpulledonsteadilyamovediunnelofclouds。