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down the other side, lower ; where you will find 

 finer streams, and hetter sport, I hope, than this. 

 Look you, Sir, here is a fine stream now. You have 

 length enough, stand a little further off, let me en- 

 treat you ; and do but fish this stream like an artist, 

 and perad venture a good fish may fall to your share. 

 How now ! What is all gone ? 



Viat. No, I but touched him ; but that was a 

 fish worth taking. 



Pise. Why now, let me tell you, you lost that 

 fish by your own fault, and through your own ea- 

 gerness and haste : for you are never to offer to 

 strike a good fish, if he do not strike himself, till 

 first you see him turn his head after he has taken 

 your fly ; and then you can never strain your tackle 

 in the striking, if you strike with any manner of 

 moderation. Come, throw in once again, and fish 

 me this stream by inches ; for I assure you here are 

 very good fish : both Trout and Grayling lie here ; 

 and at that great stone on the other side, 'tis ten to 

 one a good Trout gives you the meeting. 



Viat. I have him now, but he is gone down to- 

 wards the bottom. I cannot see what he is, yet he 

 should be a good fish by his weight : but he makes 

 no great stir. 



Pise. Why then, by what you say, I dare ven- 

 ture to assure you 'tis a Grayling, who is one of 

 the deadest-hearted fishes in the world ; and the 

 bigger he is, the more easily taken. Look you, 

 now you see him plain j I told you what he was. 



