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第7章 The Old Mans Victory(第2页)

Butthefishkeptoncirclingslowlyandtheoldmanwaswetwithsweatandtireddeepintohisbonestwohourslater.Butthecirclesweremuchshorternowandfromthewaythelineslantedhecouldtellthefishhadrisensteadilywhileheswa

Foranhourtheoldmanhadbeenseeingblackspotsbeforehiseyesandthesweatsaltedhiseyesandsaltedthecutoverhiseyeandonhisforehead.Hewasnotafraidoftheblackspots.Theywerenormalatthetensionthathewaspullingontheline.Twice,though,hehadfeltfaintanddizzyandthathadworriedhi

“Icouldnotfailmyselfanddieonafishlikethis.”hesaid.“NowthatIhavehimcomingsobeautifully,Godhelpmeendure.IllsayahundredOurFathersandahundredHailMarys.ButIcannotsaythemnow.”

Considerthemsaid,hethought.Illsaythemlater.

Justthenhefeltasuddenbangingandjerkingonthelineheheldwithhistwohands.Itwassharpandhard-feelingandheavy.

Heishittingthewireleaderwithhisspear,hethought.Thatwasboundtocome.Hehadtodothat.ItmaymakehimjumpthoughandIwouldratherhestayedcirclingnow.Thejumpswerenecessaryforhimtotakeair.Butafterthateachonecanwidentheopeningofthehookwoundandhecanthrowthehook.

“Dontjump,fish,”hesaid.“Dontjump.”

Thefishhitthewireseveraltimesmoreandeachtimeheshookhisheadtheoldmangaveupalittleline.

Imustholdhispainwhereitis,hethought.Minedoesnotmatter.Icancontrolmine.Buthispaincoulddrivehimmad.

Afterawhilethefishstoppedbeatingatthewireandstartedcirclingslowlyagain.Theoldmanwasgaininglinesteadilynow.Buthefeltfaintagain.Heliftedsomeseawaterwithhislefthandandputitonhishead.Thenheputmoreonandrubbedthebackofhisneck.

“Ihavenocramps.”hesaid.“HellbeupsoonandIcanlast.Youhavetolast.Dontevenspeakofit.”

Hekneeledagainstthebowand,foramoment,slippedthelineoverhisbackagain.Illrestnowwhilehegoesoutonthecircleandthenstandupandworkonhimwhenhecomesin,hedecided.

Itwasagreattemptationtorestinthebowandletthefishmakeonecirclebyhimselfwithoutrecoveringanyline.Butwhenthestrainshowedthefishhadturnedtocometowardtheboat,theoldmanrosetohisfeetandstartedthepivotingandtheweavingpullingthatbroughtinallthelinehegained.

ImtirederthanIhaveeverbeen,hethought,andnowthetradewindisrising.Butthatwillbegoodtotakehiminwith.Ineedthatbadly.

“Illrestonthenextturnashegoesout,”hesaid.“Ifeelmuchbetter.ThenintwoorthreeturnsmoreIwillhavehi”

Hisstrawhatwasfaronthebackofhisheadandhesankdownintothebowwiththepullofthelineashefeltthefishturn.

Youworknow,fish,hethought.Illtakeyouattheturn.

Theseahadrisenconsiderably.Butitwasafair-weatherbreezeandhehadtohaveittogethome.

“Illjuststeersouthandwest.”hesaid.“Amanisneverlostatseaanditisalongisland.”

Itwasonthethirdturnthathesawthefishfirst.

Hesawhimfirstasadarkshadowthattooksolongtopassundertheboatthathecouldnotbelieveitslength.

“No,”hesaid.“Hecantbethatbig.”

Buthewasthatbigandattheendofthiscirclehecametothesurfaceonlythirtyyardsawayandthemansawhistailoutofwater.Itwashigherthanabigscythebladeandaverypalelavenderabovethedarkbluewater.ItrakedbackandasthefishswamjustbelowthesurfacetheoldmancouldseehishugebulkandthepurplestripesthatbandedhiHisdorsalfinwasdownandhishugepectoralswerespreadwide.

OnthiscircletheoldmancouldseethefishseyeandthetwograysuckingfishthatswamaroundhiSometimestheyattachedthemselvestohiSometimestheydartedoff.Sometimestheywouldswimeasilyinhisshadow.Theywereeachoverthreefeetlongandwhentheyswamfasttheylashedtheirwholebodieslikeeels.

Theoldmanwassweatingnowbutfromsomethingelsebesidesthesun.Oneachcalmplacidturnthefishmadehewasgaininglineandhewassurethatintwoturnsmorehewouldhaveachancetogettheharpoonin.

ButImustgethimclose,close,close,hethought.Imustnttryforthehead.Imustgettheheart.

“Becalmandstrong,oldman,”hesaid.

Onthenextcirclethefishsbackwasoutbuthewasalittletoofarfromtheboat.Onthenextcirclehewasstilltoofarawaybuthewashigheroutofwaterandtheoldmanwassurethatbygainingsomemorelinehecouldhavehimalongside.

Hehadriggedhisharpoonlongbeforeanditscoiloflightropewasinaroundbasketandtheendwasmadefasttothebittinthebow.

Thefishwascominginonhiscirclenowcalmandbeautifullookingandonlyhisgreattailmoving.Theoldmanpulledonhimallthathecouldtobringhimcloser.Forjustamomentthefishturnedalittleonhisside.Thenhestraightenedhimselfandbegananothercircle.

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