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第10章 The Old Mans Return（第2页）
“No。Truly。Itwasafterwards。”
“Pedricoislookingaftertheskiffandthegear。Whatdoyouwantdonewiththehead?”
“LetPedricochopituptouseinfishtraps。”
“Andthespear?”
“Youkeepitifyouwantit。”
“Iwantit，”theboysaid。“Nowwemustmakeourplansabouttheotherthings。”
“Didtheysearchforme?”
“Ofcourse。Withcoastguardandwithplanes。”
“Theoceanisverybigandaskiffissmallandhardtosee，”theoldmansaid。Henoticedhowpleasantitwastohavesomeonetotalktoinsteadofspeakingonlytohimselfandtothesea。“Imissedyou，”hesaid。“Whatdidyoucatch?”
“Oneonthefirstday。Onethesecondandtwothethird。”
“Verygood。”
“Nowwefishtogetheragain。”
“No。Iamnotlucky。Iamnotluckyanymore。”
“Thehellwithluck，”theboysaid。“Illbringtheluckwithme。”
“Whatwillyourfamilysay?”
“Idonotcare。Icaughttwoyesterday。ButwewillfishtogethernowforIstillhavemuchtolearn。”
“Wemustgetagoodkillinglanceandalwayshaveitonboard。YoucanmakethebladefromaspringleaffromanoldFord。WecangrinditinGuanabacoa。Itshouldbesharpandnottemperedsoitwillbreak。Myknifebroke。”
“Illgetanotherknifeandhavethespringground。Howmanydaysofheavybrisahavewe?”
“Maybethree。Maybemore。”
“Iwillhaveeverythinginorder，”theboysaid。“Yougetyourhandswelloldman。”
“Iknowhowtocareforthem。InthenightIspatsomethingstrangeandfeltsomethinginmychestwasbroken。”
“Getthatwelltoo，”theboysaid。“Liedown，oldman，andIwillbringyouyourcleanshirt。Andsomethingtoeat。”“BringanyofthepapersofthetimethatIwasgone，”theoldmansaid。
“YoumustgetwellfastforthereismuchthatIcanlearnandyoucanteachmeeverything。Howmuchdidyousuffer?”
“Plenty，”theoldmansaid。
“Illbringthefoodandthepapers，”theboysaid。“Restwell，oldman。Iwillbringstufffromthedrugstoreforyourhands。”
“DontforgettotellPedricotheheadishis。”
“No。Iwillremember。”
Astheboywentoutthedooranddowntheworncoralrockroadhewascryingagain。
ThatafternoontherewasapartyoftouristsattheTerraceandlookingdowninthewateramongtheemptybeercansanddeadbarracudasawomansawagreatlongwhitespinewithahugetailattheendthatliftedandswungwiththetidewhiletheeastwindblewaheavysteadyseaoutsidetheentrancetotheharbor。
“Whatsthat?”sheaskedawaiterandpointedtothelongbackboneofthegreatfishthatwasnowjustgarbagewaitingtogooutwiththetide。
“Tiburon，”thewaitersaid，“Eshark。”Hewasmeaningtoexplainwhathadhappened。
“Ididntknowsharkshadsuchhandsome，beautifullyformedtails。”
“Ididnteither，”hermalecompanionsaid。
Uptheroad，inhisshack，theoldmanwassleepingagain。Hewasstillsleepingonhisfaceandtheboywassittingbyhimwatchinghim。Theoldmanwasdreamingaboutthelions。
