第2章 Talking Before the Sea (第1/5页)

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“Wake up old man,”the boy said and put his hand on one of the old man's knees.

The old man opened his eyes and for a moment he was coming back from a long way away.Then he smiled.

“What have you got?”he asked.

“Supper,”said the boy.“ We're going to have supper.”

“I'm not very hungry.”

“Come on and eat.You can't fish and not eat.”

“I have,”the old man said getting up and taking the newspaper and folding it.Then he started to fold the blanket.“Keep the blanket around you,”the boy said.You'll not fish without eating while I'm alive.

“Then live a long time and take care of yourself,”the old man said.“ What are we eating?”

“Black beans and rice,fried bananas,and some stew.”

The boy had brought them in a two-decker metal container from the Terrace.The two sets of knives and forks and spoons were in his pocket with a paper-napkin wrapped around each set.

“Who gave this to you?”

“Martin.The owner.”

“I must thank him.”

“I thanked him already,”the boy said.“You don't need to thank him.”

“I'll give him the belly meat of a big fish,”the old man said.“ Has he done this for us more than once?”

“I think so.”

“I must give him something more than the belly meat then.He is very thoughtful for us.”