chap, ii.] THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 47 



THE SECOND DAY. 



chap. ii. Observations of the Otter and Chub. 



Venatok. 



JVLy 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. 



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'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 bold 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 sun- 



