第25章 英文版 15（第1页）

第25章英文版（15）

&hthejerkhtfistingupagainsthisfadthelineburninghhisrighthand。Hehadnofeelingofhislefthandbuthebrakedallhecouldwithhisrightandtheli。Finallyhislefthandfoundthelineandheleanedbastthelineandnowitburnedhisbadhislefthand，ahandwastakirainandgbadly。Helookedbackatthecoilsofliheywerefeedingsmoothly。Justthenthefishjumpedmakiingoftheodthenaheavyfall。Thenhejumpedagainandagaiwasgoingfastalthoughliillragoutandtheoldmanwasraisipittpointagainandagain。Hehadbeeightontothebowandhisfathecutsliceofdolphinandheove。

Thisisaitedfor，hethought。Soakeit。Makehimpayfortheli。Makehimpayforit。

Heotseethefish’sjumpsbutohebreakingoftheodtheheavysplashashefell。Thespeedoftheliinghishandsbadlybuthehadalouldhappeokeepthegacrossthecallousedpartsaheliothepalmnorcutthefingers。

Iftheboywasherehewouldwetthecoilsofli。Yes。Iftheboywerehere。Iftheboywerehere。

Theliandoutandoutbutitandhewasmakingthefishearneachofit。hisheadupfromthewoodandoutofthesliceoffishthathischeekhadcrushed。Thenhewasoheohisfeet。Hewasebutmoreslowlyallhetime。Heworkedbacktowherehecouldfeelwithhisfootthecoilsofliheotsee。Therelentyofliillandnowthefishhadtopullthefriofallthathroughthe>

&hought。AndnoedmorethaimesahesaghisbackwithairagodowodiewhereIhimup。Hewillstartgsooworkonhim。Iwoartedhimsosuddenly?Couldithavebeemadehimdesperate，orwashefrightenedbysomethi?Maybehesuddefear。Buthewassuchacalm，strongfishandheseemedsofearlessandsot。Itisstrange。

“Youhadbetterbefearlessayourself，oldman，”hesaid。“Yhimagainbutyouotgetlisooocircle。”

Theoldmanheldhimwithhislefthandandhisshouldersnoeddoedupwaterinhisrighthahecrusheddolphinfleshoffofhisface。Hewasafraidthatitmightehimandhewouldvomitarength。Whenhisfacewasedhewashedhisrighthaeroverthesideaayierwhilehewatchedthefirstlightebeforethesunrise。He’sheadedalmosteast，hethought。Thatmeairedandgoingwiththet。Soonhewillhavetocirourtruewins。

Afterhejudgedthathisrighthahewaterlongeouta。

“Itisnotbad，”hesaid。“Andpaitertoaman。”

&ookholdofthelinecarefullysothatitdidnotfitintoanyofthefreshlisandshiftedhisweightsothathecouldputhislefthandiheothersideoftheskiff。

“Youdidnotdosobadlyforsomethingworthless，”hesaidtohislefthand。“ButtherewasamomentwhenIotfindyou。”

WhywasInotbornwithtwogoodha。Perhapsitwasmyfaultinnthatodknowshehashadenoughcestoleardosobadlyihough，andhehasonlyce。Ifhecrampsagaihimoff。

&houghtthathekhewasnotbeingclear-headedaheshouldoreofthedolphin。ButI’t，hetoldhimself。Itisbettertobelight-headedtharengthfromnausea。AndIknoitifIeatitsincemyfait。Iwillkeepitfentilitgoesbad。Butitistoolatetthnh。You’restupid，hetoldhimself。Eatthefish。

Itwasthere，dready，andhepickeditupwithhislefthagthebonescarefullyaingallofitdowail。

Ithasmorehanalmostanyfish，hethought。AtleastthekiIneed。NowIhavedoI，hethought。Lethimbegintodletthefighte。

Thesunwasrisiimesitoseawheartedtocircle。

Heotseebytheslahatthefishwasg。Itwastooearlyforthat。Hejustfeltafaihepressureofthelineandheeopullohhisrighthand。Ittightened，asalways，butjustwhehepoiwouldbreak，lioein。Heslippedhisshouldersandheadfromuheliopullieadilyaly。Heusedbothofhishandsinaswingingmotiohepullingasmuchashecouldwithhisbodyandhislegs。Hisoldlegsaedwiththeswingingofthepulling。

“Itisaverybigcircle，”hesaid。“Butheisg。”