bat and
tapered
like a
rapier and
he rose
his full
length
from the
water and
then
re-entered
it,
smoothly,
like a
diver and
the old
man saw
the great
scythe-blade
of his
tail go
under and
the line
commenced
to race
out. “He
is two
feet
longer
than the
skiff,”
the old
man said.
The line
was going
out fast
but
steadily
and the
fish was
not
panicked.
The old
man was
trying
with both
hands to
keep the
line just
inside of
