'You never went' means I'm okay,

[keondae]

I moved him, he thought. Maybe this time I can get him over.
Pull, hands, he thought. Hold up, legs. Last for me, head. Last for me.
You never went This time I'll pull him over.

I read it in the novel, The Old Man And The Sea. The old man was struggling with a big fish.

In this case, 'You never went' means I'm okay, I thought. Am I wrong?

 

[emsr2d2]

Was there really no full stop after "You never went" in the original?

 

[keondae]

Yes, the writer wrote like that.

 

[emsr2d2]

I note that you have asked the same question on another forum, just seven minutes after posting this thread.

https://www.englishforums.com/English/YouNeverWentMeansImOkay/bppqvh/post.htm

You should at least have added a link to this thread in your question to EnglishForums. It's only fair to tell forums that you're asking the same question in multiple places.

 

[emsr2d2]

Yes, the writer wrote it like that.

No, he didn't. I found the relevant quote on Google Books and there is clearly a full stop after "They never went". See below.

 

[Rover_KE]

I note that you have asked the same question on another forum, just seven minutes after posting this thread.

https://www.englishforums.com/English/YouNeverWentMeansImOkay/bppqvh/post.htm

You also posted the same thread here.

You omitted the same full stop/period in all three forums. Please take more care when transcribing text.

 

[jutfrank]

He felt faint again now but he held on the great fish all the strain that he could. I moved him, he thought. Maybe this time I can get him over. Pull, hands, he thought. Hold up, legs. Last for me, head. Last for me. You never went. This time I’ll pull him over.

I think he's encouraging himself, by reminding himself he didn't faint last time. In other words, went means 'fainted'.

 

[Tdol]

It could possibly mean that the fish had not been lost, not that there's much difference.