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we have forgotten our angling, and have lost 

 some moments of fine cloudy weather. 



Hal. — I thought you were tired of catch- 

 ing trouts and graylings, and I therefore did 

 not urge you to continue your fly fishing; 

 and this part of the river does not contain 

 so many grayling as the pools above — but 

 there are good trout, and it is possible there 

 may be huchos. Let me recommend to you 

 to put on minnow tackle — that tackle with 

 the fine small hooks ; and, as we have min- 

 nows and bleaks, you may perhaps hook 

 trout, or even huchos ; and in half an hour 

 our fish dinner at the inn will be ready. I 

 shall return there, to see that all is right, 

 and shall expect you there when you have 

 finished your fishing. 



[They all meet in the dining-room of the 

 inn.] 



Hal.— Well, what sort of sport have you 

 had since I left you? 



Poiet. — We have each caught a trout 

 and two large chubs, and have had two or 



