, hard-braidedbrownlines, , thoughhewasquitesurenolocalpeoplewouldstealfromhim, theoldmanthoughtthatagaffandaharpoonwereneedlesstemptationstoleaveinaboat.
Theywalkeduptheroadtogethertotheoldman’, atable, onechair, ,.
“Whatdoyouhavetoeat?” theboyasked.
“?”
“?”
“.”
“MayItakethecastnet?”
“Ofcourse.”
.
“Eighty-fiveisaluckynumber,” theoldmansaid.“Howwouldyouliketoseemebringoneinthatdressedoutoverathousandpounds?”
“I’?”
“’spaperandIwillreadthebaseball.”
Theboydidnotknowwhetheryesterday’.
“Pericogaveittomeatthebodega,” heexplained.
“I’llbebackwhenIhavethesardines.I’.”
“TheYankeescannotlose.”
“ButIfeartheIndiansofCleveland.”
“.”
“IfearboththeTigersofDetroitandtheIndiansofCleveland.”
“BecarefuloryouwillfeareventheRedsofCincinnatiandtheWhiteSaxofChicago.”
“YoustudyitandtellmewhenIcomeback.”
“Doyouthinkweshouldbuyaterminalofthelotterywithaneighty-five? Tomorrowistheeighty-fifthday.”
“Wecandothat,” theboysaid.“Butwhatabouttheeighty-sevenofyourgreatrecord?”
“-five?”
“Icanorderone.
“’?”
“That’.”
“.”
“Keepwarmoldman,” theboysaid.“RememberweareinSeptember.”
“Themonthwhenthegreatfishcome,” theoldmansaid.“AnyonecanbeafishermaninMay.”
“Igonowforthesardines,” theboysaid.
’, stillpowerfulalthoughveryold, ’.
Theboylefthimthereandwhenhecamebacktheoldmanwasstillasleep.
“Wakeupoldman,” theboysaidandputhishandononeoftheoldman’sknees.
.
“Whathaveyougot?” heasked.
“Supper,” saidtheboy.“We’regoingtohavesupper.”
“I’mnotveryhungry.”
“’tfishandnoteat.”
“Ihave,” .
