第33章 英文版 23（第1页）

第33章英文版（23）

WhehelittleharbhtsoftheTerracewereoutandhekneweveryonewasihebreezehadrisensteadilyandwasbllynow。Itwasquietihoughandhesailedupolepatglebelowtherocks。Therewasohelphimsohepulledtheboatupasfarashecould。Theaoarock。

&eppedthemastahesailahenheshoulderedthemastaoclimb。Itwasthehedepthofhistiredoppedforamomentandlookedbadsawiiolightthegreattailofthefishstandingupwellbehindtheskiff’ssterhewhitenakedlineofhisbadthedarkmassoftheheadwiththeprojegbillandalltheween。

&edtoclimbagainaophefellandlayforsometimewiththemastacrosshisshoulder。Hetriedtogetup。Butitwastoodiffidhesattherewiththemastonhisshoulderaheroad。Acatpassedoingaboutitsbusiheoldmahechedtheroad。

Fihemastdownandstoodup。Hepickedthemastupandputitonhisshoulderaheroad。Hehadtositdowimesbeforehereachedhisshack。

Iheshaedthemastagainstthewall。Inthedarkhefouleandtookadrink。Thenhelaydownonthebed。Hepulledtheblaoverhisshouldersandthenoverhisbadlegsafathehhisarmshtandthepalmsofhishandsup。

Hewhentheboylookedinthedoorinthem。Itwasblowingsohardthatthedrifting-boatswouldnotbegoingoutandtheboyhadsleptlateaotheoldman’sshackashehad。Theboysawthattheoldmahingaheoldman’shaedtocry。Hewelytsomedallthewaydowntheroadhewasg。

Manyfishermeheskifflookingatwhatwaslashedbesideitahewater，histrousersrolledup，measurihalengthofline。

Theboydidnotgodown。Hehadbeentherebeforeahefishermenwaslookiheskiffforhim。

“Howishe?”ohefishermenshouted。

&heboycalled。Hedidheysawhimg。“Leturbhim。”

“Hewaseighteefromail，”thefishermanwhowasmeasuringhimcalled。

&，”theboysaid。

&heTerradaskedforaofcoffee。

“Hotandwithplentyofmilkandsugarinit。”

“Anythingmore?”

“No。Afterhatheeat。”

“Whatafishitroprietorsaid。“Therehasneverbeensuchafish。Thoseweretwofinefishyoutookyesterdaytoo。”

“Damnmyfish，”theboysaidaedtain。

“Doyouwantadrinkofanykiorasked。

“No，”theboysaid。“Tellthemnotto。I’llbeback。”

“TellhimhowsorryIam。”

“Thanks，”theboysaid。