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must divide our spoil for the few days we 

 shall stay here. Yet there are young snipes 

 and plovers on the mountains above, and I 

 have no doubt we might obtain the Laird's 

 permission to kill a roebuck in the woods or 

 a hart in the mountains; but this is always 

 an uncertain event, and I advise you Orni- 

 ther to become a fisherman. 



Orn. — I shall wait till I see the results of 

 your skill. At all events, in this country I 

 can never want amusement, and I dare say 

 there are plenty of seals at the mouth of the 

 river, and killing them is more useful to 

 other fishermen, than catching fish. 



Hal. — Let there be a kettle of water with 

 salt ready boiling in an hour, mine host, 

 for the fish we catch or buy ; and see that 

 the potatoes are well dressed: the servants 

 will look to the rest of our fare. Now for 

 our rods. 



Poiet. — This is a fine river; clear, full, 

 but not too large : with the two handed rod 

 it may be commanded in most parts. 



Hal. — It is larger than usual. The 

 strong wind which brought us so quickly 



