of the skiff through th hat he made that lurch for,h ire must have slied on the hill of hi his back cannot feel as badly as min he cannot ull this skiff forever,no matter ho great he is.o everything is cleared aay that might make trouble and have a big reserve of line;all that a man can ask.

“ish,”he said softly,aloud,“'ll stay ith you until am dead.”

e'll stay ith me too, suose,the old man thought and he aited for it to b as cold no in the time before daylight and he ushed against the ood to b do it as long as he can,h in the first light the line extended out and don into th boat moved steadily and hen the first edge of the sun rose it as on the old man's right shoulder.

“e's headed north,”the old ma current ill have set us far to the eastard,h he ould turn ith th ould sho that he a the sun had risen further the old man realized that the fish as no as only one favorabl slant of the line shoed he as simming at a lesse did not necessarily mean that he oul he might.“od let him jum,”the old man said.“ have enough line to handle him.”

aybe if can increase the tension just a little it ill hurt him and he ill jum,h that it is daylight let him jum so that he'll fill the sacks along his backbone ith air and then he cannot go dee t tried to increase the tension,but the line had been taut u to the very edge of the breaking oint since he had hooked the fish and he felt the harshness as he leaned back to ull and kne he could ut no more strain on it. must not jerk it ever,h jerk idens the cut the hook makes and then hen he does jum he might thro it. nyay feel better ith the sun and for once do not have to look into it.

here as yello eed on the line but the old man kne that only made an added drag and he a as the yello ulf eed that had made so much hoshorescence in the night.

“ish,”he said,“ love you and resect you ver ill kill you dead before this day ends.”

et us hoe so,h bird came toard the skiff
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