Старик и море

           "Hewasagreatmanager,"theboysaid."Myfatherthinkshewasthegreatest." 

           "Becausehecameherethemosttimes,"theoldmansaid."IfDurocherhadcontinuedtocomehereeachyearyourfatherwouldthinkhimthegreatestmanager." 

           "Whoisthegreatestmanager,really,LuqueorMikeGonzalez?" 

           "Ithinktheyareequal." 

           "Andthebestfishermanisyou." 

           "No.Iknowothersbetter." 

           "Quéva,"theboysaid."Therearemanygoodfishermenandsomegreatones.Butthereisonlyyou." 

           "Thankyou.Youmakemehappy.Ihopenofishwillcomealongsogreatthathewillproveuswrong." 

           "Thereisnosuchfishifyouarestillstrongasyousay." 

           "ImaynotbeasstrongasIthink,"theoldmansaid."ButIknowmanytricksandIhaveresolution." 

           "Yououghttogotobednowsothatyouwillbefreshinthemorning.IwilltakethethingsbacktotheTerrace." 

           "Goodnightthen.Iwillwakeyouinthemorning." 

           "You’remyalarmclock,"theboysaid. 

           "Ageismyalarmclock,"theoldmansaid."Whydooldmenwakesoearly?Isittohaveonelongerday?" 

           "Idon’tknow,"theboysaid."AllIknowisthatyoungboyssleeplateandhard." 

           "Icanrememberit,"theoldmansaid."I’llwakenyouintime." 

           "Idonotlikeforhimtowakenme.ItisasthoughIwereinferior." 

           "Iknow." 

           "Sleepwell,oldman." 

           Theboywentout.Theyhadeatenwithnolightonthetableandtheoldmantookoffhistrousersandwenttobedinthedark.Herolledhistrousersuptomakeapillow,puttingthenewspaperinsidethem.