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Pise. My honest Scholar, it is now past five of 

 the clock ; we will fish till nine, and then go to 

 breakfast. Go you to yonder sycamore-tree, and 

 hide your bottle of drink under the hollow root of 

 it ; for about that time, and in that place, we will 

 make a brave breakfast with a piece of powdered- 

 beef, and a radish or two that I have in my fish- 

 bag : we shall, I warrant you, make a good, honest, 

 wholesome, hungry, breakfast ; and I will then give 

 you direction for the making and using of your 

 flies : and in the mean time there is your rod and 

 line ; and my advice is, that you fish as you see me 

 do, and let's try which can catch the first fish. 



Ven. I thank you, Master, I will observe and 

 practise your direction, as far as I am able. 



Pise. Look you, Scholar ; you see I have hold of 

 a good fish : I now see it is a Trout. I pray put that 

 net under him, and touch not my line, for if you 

 do, then we break all. "Well done, Scholar, I thank 

 you. 



Now for another. Trust me I have another bite. 

 Come, Scholar, come, lay down your rod, and help 

 me to land this as you did the other. So, now we 

 shall be sure to have a good dish of fish to supper. 



Ven. I am glad of that; but I have no for- 

 tune : sure, Master, your's is a better rod and 

 better tackling. 



Pise. Nay, then, take mine, and I will fish with 

 your's. Look you, Scholar, I have another. Come, 

 do as vou did before. And now I have a bite at 



