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information is at least as interesting as catch- 

 ing fish. I shall kill him by a blow on the 

 head. He, I suppose, is not worth crimping 

 afterwards 1 



Hal. — Certainly not, at this time; and 

 this is not necessary with a fish of this size, 

 which ought to be fried ; but if we catch a 

 large grayling, approaching to 2 lbs. he shall 

 be killed, crimped, and boiled, like our Den- 

 ham trout ; you will then find him excellent, 

 and not inferior, in my thinking, to the best 

 perch — more like the most exquisitely tasted 

 of all our fish, the red mullet. 



Phys. — Out of the water, this is a hand- 

 some fish, broader round the middle, and 

 more hog-backed than the trout, but grace- 

 fully tapering towards the tail. The belly I 

 see is silvery with yellow, and the pectoral, 

 ventral and anal fins are almost gold- 

 coloured; the back gray with small black 

 spots, and the back fin beautifully coloured 

 bright purple, with black and blue spots. 

 It has likewise an agreeable odour; so that 

 both from its colour and smell it does not 

 seem undeserving the title given it by St. 



