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too heavy made at Limerick; but this 

 O'Shaughnessy is, I think, a better maker 

 than his father was, and the curve and the 

 general form of the hook is improved. It 

 has now, I think, nearly the best form of a 

 curve for catching and holding, the point 

 protruding a little. The Kendal hook holds 

 well, but is not so readily fixed by the pull 

 in the mouth of the fish. The early Fellows 

 of the Royal Society, who attended to all the 

 useful and common arts, even improved fish 

 hooks ; and Prince Rupert, an active mem- 

 ber of that illustrious body, taught the art of 

 tempering hooks to a person of the name of 

 Kirby ; under whose name, for more than a 

 century, very good hooks were sold. I shall 

 take a walk towards the lake, to enjoy a view 

 of its cloud-capped mountains ; and I hope to 

 find, on my return, that you have all had your 

 satisfaction in a good day's salmon fishing. 



Phys. — We shall crimp and cool a salmon, 

 if we catch a good one, for our dinner. 

 Hal. — Do so. 



Orn. — But before you leave us, I wish you 

 would be good enough to inform us why the 

 salmon here are so different from those I have 



