Justthenhesawaman-of-warbirdwithhislongblagscirgintheskyaheadofhim.Hemadeaquickdrop,slantingdownonhisback-sweptwings,andthencircledagain.
“He’sgotsomething,”theoldmansaidaloud.“He’snotjustlooking.”
Herowedslowlyandsteadilytowardwherethebirdwascirg.Hedidnothurryahisliraightupanddown.Buthecrowdedthecurrentalittlesothathewasstillfishingcorrectlythoughfasterthanhewouldhavefishedifhewasntousethebird.
Thebirdwenthigherintheairandcircledagain,hiswingsmotiohenhedovesuddenlyandtheoldmansawflyingfishspurtoutofthewaterandsaildesperatelyoverthesurface.
“Dolphin,”theoldmansaidaloud.“Bigdolphin.”
Heshippedhisoarsandbroughtasmalllinefromuhebow.Ithadawireleaderandamedium-sizedhookaeditwithohesardines.Heletitgooverthesideandthefasttboltiern.Theedanotherlineacoiledintheshadeofthebow.Hewentbacktorowingandtowatgthelong-wingedblackbird,now,lowoverthewater.
Ashewatchedthebirddippedagainslantinghiswingsforthediveandthenswingingthemwildlyandiuallyashefollowedtheflyingfish.Theoldmancouldseetheslightbulgeierthatthebigdolphinraisedastheyfollowedtheesgfish.Thedolphiingthroughthewaterbelowtheflightofthefishandwouldbeier,drivingatspeed,whenthefishdropped.Itisabigschoolofdolphihought.Theyarewidespreadandtheflyingfishhavelittlece.Thebirdhasnoce.Theflyingfisharetoobigforhimaoofast.
Hewatchedtheflyingfishburstoutagainandagainandtheiualmovementsofthebird.Thatschoolhasgottenawayfromme,hethought.Theyaremovingouttoofastandtoofar.ButperhapsIwillpickupastrayandperhapsmybigfishisaroundthem.Mybigfishmustbesomewhere.
Thecloudsoverthelandnowroselikemountainsandthecoastwasonlyalonggreehthegraybluehillsbehindit.Thewaterwasadarkbluenow,sodarkthatitwasalmostpurple.Ashelookeddownintoithesawtheredsiftingoftheplanktoninthedarkwaterarangelightthesunmadenow.Hewatchedhislioseethemghtdownoutofsightintothewaterandheytoseesomuchplanktonbecauseitmeantfish.Thestrangelightthesuhewater,nowthatthesunwashigher,meantgoodweatherandsodidtheshapeofthecloudsovertheland.Butt
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