“ItoldtheboyIwasastrangeoldman,”hesaid.“NowiswhenImustproveit.”
Thethousandtimesthathehadproveditmeantnothing.Norovingitagaiimewasaimeandhehoughtaboutthepastwhenhewasdoingit.
Iwishhe’dsleepandIcouldsleepanddreamabouttheliohought.Whyarethelionsthemainthingthatisleft?Don’tthink,oldman,hesaidtohimself.Restgentlynowagainstthewoodandthinkofnothing.Heisw.Workaslittleasyou.
Itwasgettingintotheafternoonastillmovedslowlyandsteadily.Buttherewasanaddeddragnowfromtheeasterlybreezeandtheoldmalywiththesmallseaaofthecordacrosshisbackcametohimeasilyandsmoothly.
Oheafternoontheliartedtoriseagain.Butthefishonlytioswimataslightlyhigherlevel.Thesunwasontheoldmaarmandshoulderandonhisback.Sohekhefishhadturofnorth.
Nowthathehadseenhimonce,hecouldpicturethefishswimmingierwithhispurplepectoralfiwideaswingsandthegreaterecttailsligthroughthedark.Iwonderhowmuchheseesatthatdepth,theoldmanthought.Hiseyeishugeandahorse,withmuchlesseye,seeinthedark.OnceIcouldseequitewellinthedar
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