瓶中信 上集-7
301 She's a beauty. 302 Was she in bad shape? 303 Neglected. 304 Unappreciated. 305 I know how she feels. 306 Doubt it. 307 You a tourist? 308 I'm just getting acquainted with the place, the people. 309 I'm Theresa. . . 310 . . .Osborne. 311 Garret Blake. 312 You sound like up north. 313 Do I? 314 Chicago. 315 I'm in research. 316 On what? 317 Just about everything. For a newspaper. 318 Is there anywhere I can do some sailing while I'm here? 319 You could rent a boat on the other side. 320 Oh, no, I mean, I'm not experienced. . . 321 . . .at all. 322 I'd like to be. I just. . . . 323 I'm from the Prairie State, so. . . . 324 I'm a dodo in the water. 325 Sorry to have interrupted your work. Thank you. 326 I'm taking her out tomorrow morning. 327 Test sail. Round the point and back. 328 Just about an hour. 329 Do you want to come along? 330 That'd be nice. 331 About seven. 332 Great! 333 If you come earlier. . . 334 . . .I'll be in that diner over there. 335 Earlier than seven? 336 Great. I'll see you here. 337 Or at the. . . 338 . . .at the diner. 339 -Hi, Chet. How you doing? -All righty. 340 Jesus, Chet! You always have the same people in here every day. 341 All the tourists go to the Pancake Palace. 342 Let them! 343 And what do you got? The same fishermen. 344 A would-be carpenter. 345 And a nearsighted mechanic. 346 And a thief who wants to be a shipwright. 347 Now don't start any shit, Johnny. 348 A thief is somebody who keeps property belongs to somebody else. 349 Am I right? 350 You ain't right if the courts say you ain't right, right? |