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at the bottom of tlie great pool, and is 

 carried down by him almost to the sea. 



PoiET. — I cannot hold him ! He has run 

 out all my line. 



Hal. — I see him: he is hooked foul, and I 

 fear we shall never recover him, for he is "foinff 

 out to sea. Give me the rod, — I will try and 

 turn him ; and do you run down to the en- 

 trance of the pool, and throw stones, to make 

 him, if possible, run back. Ay! that stone has 

 done good service; he is now running up into 

 the pool again. Now call the fisherman, and 

 tell him to bring a long pole, to keep him if 

 possible from the sea. You have a good assist- 

 ant, and I will leave you, for tiring this fish 

 will be at least a work of two hours. He is 

 not much less than 20 lbs., and is hooked under 

 the gills, so that you cannot suffocate him by 

 a straight line. I wish you good fortune ; but 

 should he turn sulky, you must not allow him 

 to rest, but make the fisherman move him with 

 the pole again ; your chance of killing him 

 depends upon his being kept incessantly iii 

 action, so that he may exhaust himself by 

 exercise, I shall go and catch you some river 



