Summary Of Elie Wiesel's Boyfriend

Merrick made a comment he wished he had some of his other ships from his home village where he came from and the old fisherman was pushed forward by the group of elders. Merrick remembered this fisherman named Derk he was a bit grouchy to him on the first day he arrived and wasn’t exactly expecting another comment of good fortune. Sure enough, the old fishermen goes on and on seemed nothing but cranky old comments and then mentioned he did trade wool on one trip to Merrick’s village and brought back a similar winder longboat not as sleek with a smaller mast. He explains how when they basically traded or purchased it really that the Viking long boat was hard to get used to and once they made it back they couldn’t get the mast set just right and nobody could get the men to row in unison so they just left it on of the far banks unused. Merrick, listened and asked about the size and dimensions, color of sail was it wider and deeper but a little shorter than his boat plus the benches …show more content…
“Is this just going to lay here wasting away?” Merrick asked and the old fisherman and others pretty much just shrugged seemed like they just gave up on it because they just didn’t know how to use it properly and left it waste. Merrick almost more out of anger asked, is it for sale and if so can I use your carpenters and blacksmith to fix it properly? “Not sure what we’d take for it Merrick it needs a lot of work.” the fisherman replied. Then he looked it over and said, “Have you heard of gold?” The men all stepped back eyes wide open and just nodded yes. Then its three gold pieces is my offer for the boat and workers to get it portaged back into the water and not anymore or any less!” almost in more of a demanding voice than inquisitive said Merrick.