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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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