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your fly with him. He must have been a 

 large fish, or he could not have disentangled 

 himself from so strong a gut. Try again, 

 there are fish now rising above and below; 

 where the water is in motion, opposite that 

 willow, there are two fish rising. 



Poiet. — I have one of them. 



Hal. — Now you are doing well. Down 

 with the boat, and drag your fish downwards. 

 Continue to do so, as there are weeds all 

 round you. You can master him now ; keep 

 him high, and he is your own. Put the net 

 under him, and bring him into the boat ; he 

 is a well fed fish, but not of the proper size 

 for a victim: about 2 lbs. Now, Physicus, 

 try your fortune with the fish above that 

 rises so merrily still. You have him ! Now 

 use him as Poietes did the last. Very well; 

 I see he is a large fish, — take your time. 

 He is landed; a fish nearly of 3 lbs. and in 

 excellent season. 



Phys. — An che Io son Piscatore — I am 

 too a fisherman — a triumph. 



Hal. — Now we have finished our fishing, 

 and must return to the light supper of our 



