“Halffish,”hesaid.“Fishthatyouwere.IamsorrythatIwenttoofarout.Iruinedusboth.Butwehavekilledmanysharks,youandI,andruinedmanyothers.Howmanydidyoueverkill,oldfish?Youdonothavethatspearonyourheadfornothing.”
Helikedtothinkofthefishandwhathecoulddotoasharkifhewereswimmingfree.Ishouldhavechoppedthebillofftofightthemwith,hethought.Buttherewasnohatchetaherewasnoknife.
ButifIhad,andcouldhavelashedittoanoarbutt,on.Thenwemighthavefoughtthemtogether.Whatwillyoudonowiftheyeinthenight?Whatyoudo?
“Fightthem,”hesaid.“I’llfightthemuntilIdie.”
Butinthedarknowandnoglowshowingandnolightsandonlythewindaeadypullofthesailhefeltthatperhapshewasalreadydead.Heputhistwohandstogetherahepalms.Theywerenotdeadandhecouldbringthepainoflifebysimplyopeningandclosingthem.Heleanedhisbackagainstthesternandknewhewasnotdead.Hisshoulderstoldhim.
IhaveallthoseprayersIpromisedifIcaughtthefish,hethought.ButIamtootiredtosaythemnow.Ibettergetthesadputitovermyshoulders.
Helayiernandsteeredandwatchedflowtoeinthesky.Ihavehalfofhim,hethought.MaybeI’llhavetheluckttheforwardhalfin.Ishouldhavesomeluo,hesaid.Youviolatedyourluckwhenyouwenttoofaroutside.
“Don’tbesilly,”hesaidaloud.“Andkeepawakeandsteer.Youmayhavemuchluckyet.”
“I’dliketobuysomeifthere’sanyplacetheysellit,”hesaid.
WhatcouldIbuyitwith?Heaskedhimself.CouldIbuyitwithalostharpoonandabrokenkwobadhands?
“Youmight,”hesaid.“Youtriedtobuyitwitheighty-fourdaysatsea.Theynearlysoldittoyoutoo.”
Imustnotthinknonsehought.Luckisathingthatesinmanyformsandwhnizeher?Iwouldtakesomethoughinanyformandpaywhattheyasked.IwishIcouldseetheglowfromthelights,hethought.Iwishtoomanythings.ButthatisthethingIwishfornow.Hetriedtosettlemorefortablytosteerandfromhispainheknewhewasnotdead.
Hesawthereflectedglareofthelightsofthecityatwhatmusthavebeenaroundteno’cloight.Theywereonlyperceptibleatfirstasthelightisintheskybeforethemoohentheyweresteadytoseeacrosstheowhichwasroughnowwiththeincreasingbreeze.Hesteer
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