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him, whether in the middle, or on the contrary 

 side ; and, if you are pretty well out of sight, either 

 by kneeling or the interposition of a bank or 

 bush, you may almost be sure to raise, and take him 

 too, if it be presently done ; the fish will otherwise, 

 peradventure, be removed to some other place, if it 

 be in the still-deeps, where he is always in motion, 

 and roving up and down to look for prey ; though 

 in a stream, you may always, almost, especially if 

 there be a good stone near, find him in the same 

 place. Your line ought in this case to be three 

 good hairs next the hook ; both by reason you are 

 in this kind of Angling, to expect the biggest fish, 

 and also, that wanting length to give him line after 

 he is struck, you must be forced to tug for't ; to 

 which I will also add, that not an inch of your line 

 being to be suffered to touch the water in dibbling, 

 it may be allowed to be the stronger. I should now 

 give you a description of those flies, their shape 

 and colour, and then give you an account of their 

 breeding, and withal shew you how to keep and 

 use them ; but shall defer that to their proper place 

 and season. 



Viat. In earnest, Sir, you discourse very ration- 

 ally of this affair, and I am glad to find myself mis- 

 taken in you ; for in plain truth I did not expect so 

 much from you. 



Pise. Nay, Sir, I can tell you a great deal more 

 than this, and will conceal nothing from you. But 

 I must now come to the second way of Angling at 



