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THE AIITIIOK, TAKING TYRO TO HIS FIRST ESSAY, DETAILETH TO HIM, BY THE 

 WAV, HIS RECIPE FOR PRESERVING TROLLING LINES. AND OTHERWISE 

 ENTERTAINETH HIM. 



Scene. — At first, the Path leading to the River. — After- 

 wards — The Rector's Pool, Llanrwst. Time.— -Early 

 Morning. 



Personages. — Theophilus and Herbert. 



Theoph. — I AM furnished for the fight. 



Herb. — And so am I Rod together — reel on 



— line through rings, and gut-line affixed — Im- 

 patiently I wait for you. 



Theoph. — Let me examine your " artillery," as 

 Frank says. All right : — I see you have prac- 

 tised splicing your top and joint together according 

 to my directions. Bravo, closely, and neatly 

 done ! but you must tie your other joints together 

 by the hitch ers, else one part may chance to 

 reach the sea before the other ! Here are pieces 

 of silk braid, as fine as netting silk, which I keep 



