THE SECOND DAY 



On the Otter and the Chub 



CHAPTER II 



PISCATOR, VENATOR, HUNTSMAN, AND HOSTESS 



VENATOR. 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, 

 chequered 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 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. 



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 greatest part of this Trout ; she has only 



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