THE DINNER. 105 



Phys. — I am sorry we did not examine 

 more minutely the weight and size of the fish 

 we caught, and compare the anatomy of the 

 salmon and the sea trout; but we were in 

 too great a hurry to see them on the table, 

 and our philosophy yielded to our hunger. 



Hal. — We shall have plenty of opportu- 

 nities for this examination; and we can now 

 walk down to the fishing house and see 

 probably half a hundred fish of different 

 sizes, that have been taken in the cruives, 

 this evening, and examine them at our 

 leisure. 



All. — Let us go! 



Phys. — I never saw so many fish of this 

 kind before; and I conclude that heap of 

 smaller fish is composed of trout. 



Hal. — Certainly. Let us compare one 

 of the largest trout with a salmon. I have 

 selected two fresh run fish, which, from their 

 curved lower jaws, are, I conclude, both 

 males. The salmon you see is rather 

 broader, has a tail rather more forked, and 

 the teeth in proportion are rather smaller. 



