His parents had drowned in Boston Harbour, and Tom had always thought that probably had something to do with it, because as long as he could remember he had been afraid of water, and he had never learned how to swim.
Bere gurasoak Bostongo portuan itota hil ziren, eta Tomek beti pentsatu zuen bere joerak bazuela seguraski zerikusirik horrekin, zeren eta ezaguera zuenetik beldurra izan baitzion urari, eta ez baitzuen inoiz igeri egiten ikasi.