342 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. [part II. 



THE THIRD DAY. 



CHAPTER IX. 

 PlSCATOR. 



A good day to you, Sir ; I see you will always be 

 stirring before me. 



Yiat. Why, to tell you the truth, I am so allured 

 with the sport I had yesterday, that I long to be at 

 the river again ; and when I heard the wind sing 

 in my chamber-window, could forbear no longer, 

 but leap out of bed, and had just made an end of 

 dressing myself, as you came in. 



Pise. Well, I am both glad you are so ready for 

 the day, and that the day is so fit for you. And 

 look you, I have made you three or four flies this 

 morning ; this silver-twist hackle, this bear's dun, 

 this light brown, and this dark brown, any of which 

 I dare sav will do ; but you may try them all, and 

 see which does best : only I must ask your pardon 

 that I cannot wait upon you this morning, a little 

 business being fallen out, that for two or three 

 hours will deprive me of your company ; but I'll 

 come and call you home to dinner, and my man 

 shall attend you. 



Viat. Oh Sir, mind your affairs by all means. Do 

 but lend me a little of your skill to these fine flies, 

 and, unless it have forsaken me since yesterday, I 

 shall find luck of my own, I hope, to do something. 



Pise. The best instruction I can give you, is 



