CHAPTER II 



OBSERVATIONS OF THE OTTER AND CHUB 



[Second 2>ag| 



VEN. My friend Piscator, you have kept time with 

 my thoughts, for the sun is just rising, and I myself just 

 now come to this place, and the dogs have just now put 

 down an otter. Look down at the bottom of the hill 

 there in that meadow, checquered with water-lilies and 

 lady-smocks ; there you may see what work they make : 

 look I look ! you may see all busy, men and dogs, dogs 

 and men all busy. 



Pise. Sir, I am right glad to meet you, and glad to 

 have so fair an entrance into this day's sport, and glad 

 to see so many dogs and more men all in pursuit of the 

 otter. Let us compliment no longer, but join unto them. 

 Come, honest Venator, let us be gone, let us make haste ; 

 I long to be doing ; no reasonable hedge or ditch shall 

 hold me. 



VEN. Gentleman-huntsman, where found you this 

 otter ? 



HUNT. Marry, Sir, we found her a mile from this 

 place, a-fishing. She has this morning eaten the greatest 

 part of this trout ; she has only left thus much of it as 

 you see, and was fishing for more ; when we came we 

 found her just at it ; but we were here very early, we 

 were here an hour before sunrise, and have- given her no 

 rest since we came ; sure, she will hardly escape all these 

 dogs and men. I am to have the skin, if we kill her. 



VEN. Why, Sir, what is the skin worth ? 



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