the dogs have just now put down an Otter. Look 

 down at the bottom of the hill there in that 

 meadow, checkered with water-lilies and lady- 

 smocks ; there you may see what work they make. 

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

 dogs and men, all busy. 



Piscator. 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's compliment 

 no longer, but join unto them. Come, honest 

 Venator, let's be gone, let us make haste ; I long 

 to be doing : no reasonable hedge or ditch shall 

 hold me. 



Venator. Gentleman Huntsman, where found 

 you this Otter ? 



Huntsman. Marry, Sir, we found her a mile 

 from this place, a-fishing : she has this morning 

 eaten the greater 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. 



Huntsman. And thus much for my knowledge 



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