龙腾小说网

第83部分（第3页）

Id　like　to　be　working　again　before　we　dig　too　deeply　into　the　insurance　money

Jack　left。　Theres　still　over　forty　thousand　dollars。　Enough　to　send　Danny　to

college　with　enough　left　over　to　get　him　a　start；　if　its　invested　right。〃

Hallorann　nodded。　〃Your　mom？〃

She　looked　at　him　and　smiled　wanly。　〃I　think　Maryland　is　far　enough。〃

〃You　wont　forget　old　friends；　will　you？〃

〃Danny　wouldnt　let　me。　Go　on　down　and　see　him；　hes　been　waiting　all　day。〃

〃Well；　so　have　I。〃　He　stood　up　and　hitched　his　cooks　whites　at　the　hips。　〃The

two　of　you　are　going　to　be　okay；〃　he　repeated。　〃Cant　you　feel　it？〃

She　looked　up　at　him　and　this　time　her　smile　was　warmer。　〃Yes；〃　she　said。　She

took　his　hand　and　kissed　it。　〃Sometimes　I　think　I　can。〃

〃The　shrimp　creole；〃　he　said；　moving　to　the　steps。　〃Dont　forget。〃

〃I　wont。〃

He　walked　down　the　sloping；　graveled　path　that　led　to　the　dock　and　then　out

along　the　weather…beaten　boards　to　the　end；　where　Danny　sat　with　his　feet　in　the

clear　water。　Beyond；　the　lake　widened　out；　mirroring　the　pines　along　its　verge。

The　terrain　was　mountainous　around　here；　but　the　mountains　were　old；　rounded　and

humbled　by　time。　Hallorann　liked　them　just　fine。

〃Catchin　much？〃　Hallorann　said；　sitting　down　next　to　him。　He　took　off　one

shoe；　then　the　other。　With　a　sigh；　he　let　his　hot　feet　down　into　the　cool　water。

〃No。　But　I　had　a　nibble　a　little　while　ago。〃

〃Well　take　a　boat　out　tomorrow　morning。　Got　to　get　out　in　the　middle　if　you

want　to　catch　an　eatin　fish；　my　boy。　Out　yonder　is　where　the　big　ones　lay。〃

〃How　big？〃

Hallorann　shrugged。　〃Oh　。。。　sharks；　marlin；　whales；　that　sort　of　thing。〃

〃There　arent　any　whales！〃

〃No　blue　whales；　no。　Of　course　not。　These　ones　here　run　to　no　more　than　eighty

feet。　Pink　whales。〃

〃How　could　they　get　here　from　the　ocean？〃

Hallorann　put　a　hand　on　the　boys　reddish…gold　hair　and　rumpled　it。　〃They　swim

upstream；　my　boy。　Thats　how。〃

〃Really？〃

〃Really。〃

They　were　silent　for　a　time；　looking　out　over　the　stillness　of　the　lake；

Hallorann　just　thinking。　When　he　looked　back　at　Danny；　he　saw　that　his　eyes　had

filled　with　tears。

Putting　an　arm　around　him；　he　said；　〃Whats　this？〃

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