THE WATER OUZEL. 93 



To recover the hat is a difficult task, but it may be ac- 

 complished by means of one of the long- suckers of hazel 

 growing from the tangled and gnarled stool on the 

 bank, though if the hold be not taken cautiously, and 

 kept carefully, there may be, as it has been said, a 

 second dipping, and no dipper to boast of. 



