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fish ! You surely were too quick, for he 

 sprung out of the water at the bleak. 



Hal. — I was not too quick ; but he rose 

 just as the bleak was on the surface, and saw 

 me; and now he is frightened, and gone 

 down into the deep water. We must retire 

 till we see him feeding again, which will be, 

 I hope, in a few minutes, for his violence 

 shows he is not yet satisfied. 



PoiET. — I think I saw him moving in an- 

 other part of the pool: it is now ten minutes 

 since we saw him last. 



Hal. — You are right ; he is again on the 

 feed, and in a place where we have a better 

 chance of hooking him, as the water is deeper 

 and in the shade. He has run again at the 

 bleak, but only as it shone on the surface — 

 but he is not frightened. Ah ! he has taken 

 it, and is floundering and struggling ! He is 

 a powerful fish. 



Orn. — He fights well, and runs towards 

 the side where the rock is. 



Hal. — Take the net and frighten him 

 from that place, which is the only one where 

 there is danger of losing him. He is clear 



