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第1章 The Old Mans Hard Life(第1页)

hewasanoldmanwhofishedaloneinaskiffinthegulfstreamandhehadgoneeighty-fourdaysnowwithouttakingafish.inthefirstfortydaysaboyhadbeenwithhibutafterfortydayswithoutafishtheboy'sparentshadtoldhimthattheoldmanwasnowdefinitelyandfinallysalao,whichistheworstformofunlucky,andtheboyhadgoneattheirordersinanotherboatwhichcaughtthreegoodfishthefirstweek.itmadetheboysadtoseetheoldmancomeineachdaywithhisskiffemptyandhealwayswentdowntohelphimcarryeitherthecoiledlinesorthegaffandharpoonandthesailthatwasfurledaroundthemast.thesailwaspatchedwithfloursacksand,furled,itlookedliketheflagofpermanentdefeat.

theoldmanwasthinandgauntwithdeepwrinklesinthebackofhisneck.thebrownblotchesofthebenevolentskincancerthesunbringsfromitsreflectiononthetropicseawereonhischeeks.theblotchesranwelldownthesidesofhisfaceandhishandshadthedeep-creasedscarsfromhandlingheavyfishonthecords.butnoneofthesescarswerefresh.theywereasoldaserosionsinafishlessdesert.

everythingabouthimwasoldexcepthiseyesandtheywerethesamecolorastheseaandwerecheerfulandundefeated.

“santiago,”theboysaidtohimastheyclimbedthebankfromwheretheskiffwashauledup.“icouldgowithyouagain.we'vemadesomemoney.”

theoldmanhadtaughttheboytofishandtheboylovedhi

“no,”theoldmansaid.“you'rewithaluckyboat.staywiththe”

“butrememberhowyouwenteighty-sevendayswithoutfishandthenwecaughtbigoneseverydayforthreeweeks.”“iremember,”theoldmansaid,“iknowyoudidnotleavemebecauseyoudoubted.”

“itwaspapamademeleave.iamaboyandimustobeyhi”

“iknow,”theoldmansaid.“itisquitenormal.”

“hehasn'tmuchfaith.”

“no,”theoldmansaid.“butwehave.haven'twe?”“yes,”theboysaid.“caniofferyouabeerontheterraceandthenwe'lltakethestuffhome.”

“whynot?”theoldmansaid.“betweenfishermen.”

theysatontheterraceandmanyofthefishermenmadefunoftheoldmanandhewasnotangry.others,oftheolderfishermen,lookedathimandweresad.buttheydidnotshowitandtheyspokepolitelyaboutthecurrentandthedepthstheyhaddriftedtheirlinesatandthesteadygoodweatherandofwhattheyhadseen.thesuccessfulfishermenofthatdaywerealreadyinandhadbutcheredtheirmarlinoutandcarriedthemlaidfullacrosstwoplanks,withtwomenstaggeringattheendofeachplank,tothefishhousewheretheywaitedfortheicetrucktocarrythemtothemarketinhavana.thosewhohadcaughtsharkshadtakenthemtothesharkfactoryontheothersideofthecovewheretheywerehoistedonablockandtackle,theirliversremoved,theirfinscutoffandtheirhidesskinnedoutandtheirfleshcutintostripsforsalting.

whenthewindwasintheeastasmellcameacrosstheharborfromthesharkfactory;buttodaytherewasonlythefaintedgeoftheodorbecausethewindhadbackedintothenorthandthendroppedoffanditwaspleasantandsunnyontheterrace.

“santiago,”theboysaid.

“yes,”theoldmansaid.hewasholdinghisglassandthinkingofmanyyearsago.

“canigoouttogetsardinesforyoufortomorrow?”“no.goandplaybaseball.icanstillrowandrogeliowillthrowthenet.”

“iwouldliketogo.ificannotfishwithyou,iwouldliketoserveinsomeway.”

“youboughtmeabeer,”theoldmansaid.“youarealreadyaman.”

“howoldwasiwhenyoufirsttookmeinaboat?”

“fiveandyounearlywerekilledwhenibroughtthefishintoogreenandhenearlytoretheboattopieces.canyouremember?”

“icanrememberthetailslappingandbangingandthethwartbreakingandthenoiseoftheclubbing.icanrememberyouthrowingmeintothebowwherethewetcoiledlineswereandfeelingthewholeboatshiverandthenoiseofyouclubbinghimlikechoppingatreedownandthesweetbloodsmellalloverme.”

“canyoureallyrememberthatordidijusttellittoyou?”

“iremembereverythingfromwhenwefirstwenttogether.”

theoldmanlookedathimwithhissunburned,confidentlovingeyes.

“ifyouweremyboyi'dtakeyououtandgamble,”hesaid.“butyouareyourfather'sandyourmother'sandyouareinaluckyboat.”

“mayigetthesardines?iknowwhereicangetfourbaitstoo.”

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