He [Quoyle] did not want a boat, shied from the thought of water. Ashamed he could not swim, couldn't learn. (Annie Proulx)

He [Quoyle] did not want a boat, shied from the thought of water. Ashamed he could not swim, couldn't learn.

Annie Proulx

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