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第1章 The Old Mans Hard Life（第3页）

“mayitakethecastnet?”

“ofcourse.”

therewasnocastnetandtheboyrememberedwhentheyhadsoldit.buttheywentthroughthisfictioneveryday.therewasnopotofyellowriceandfishandtheboyknewthistoo.

“eighty-fiveisaluckynumber，”theoldmansaid.“howwouldyouliketoseemebringoneinthatdressedoutoverathousandpounds?”

“i'llgetthecastnetandgoforsardines.willyousitinthesuninthedoorway?”

“yes.ihaveyesterday'spaperandiwillreadthebaseball.”

theboydidnotknowwhetheryesterday'spaperwasafictiontoo.buttheoldmanbroughtitoutfromunderthebed.

“pericogaveittomeatthebodega，”heexplained.

“i'llbebackwhenihavethesardines.i'llkeepyoursandminetogetheroniceandwecansharetheminthemorning.whenicomebackyoucantellmeaboutthebaseball.”

“theyankeescannotlose.”

“butifeartheindiansofcleveland.”

“havefaithintheyankeesmyson.thinkofthegreatdimaggio.”

“ifearboththetigersofdetroitandtheindiansofcleveland.

“becarefuloryouwillfeareventheredsofcincinnatiandthewhitesoxofchicago.”

“youstudyitandtellmewhenicomeback.”

“doyouthinkweshouldbuyaterminalofthelotterywithaneighty-five?tomorrowistheeighty-fifthday.”

“wecandothat，”theboysaid.“butwhatabouttheeighty-sevenofyourgreatrecord?”

“itcouldnothappentwice.doyouthinkyoucanfindaneighty-five?”

“icanorderone.”

“onesheet.that'stwodollarsandahalf.whocanweborrowthatfrom?”

“that'seasy.icanalwaysborrowtwodollarsandahalf.”

“ithinkperhapsicantoo.butitrynottoborrow.firstyouborrow.thenyoubeg.”

“keepwarmoldman，”theboysaid.“rememberweareinseptember.”

“themonthwhenthegreatfishcome，”theoldmansaid.“anyonecanbeafishermaninmay.”

“igonowforthesardines，”theboysaid.

whentheboycamebacktheoldmanwasasleepinthechairandthesunwasdown.theboytooktheoldarmyblanketoffthebedandspreaditoverthebackofthechairandovertheoldman'sshoulders.theywerestrangeshoulders，stillpowerfulalthoughveryold，andtheneckwasstillstrongtooandthecreasesdidnotshowsomuchwhentheoldmanwasasleepandhisheadfallenforward.hisshirthadbeenpatchedsomanytimesthatitwaslikethesailandthepatcheswerefadedtomanydifferentshadesbythesun.theoldman'sheadwasveryoldthoughandwithhiseyesclosedtherewasnolifeinhisface.thenewspaperlayacrosshiskneesandtheweightofhisarmhelditthereintheeveningbreeze.hewasbarefooted.

theboylefthimthereandwhenhecamebacktheoldmanwasstillasleep.

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