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a true lover of the art of Angling : and now, Sir, 

 to make part of amends for sending you so unci- 

 villy out alone this morning, I will myself dress 

 you this dish of fish for your dinner ; walk hut into 

 the parlour, you will find one book or other in the 

 window to entertain you the while ; and you shall 

 have it presently. 



Viat. Well, Sir, I obey vou. 



Pise. Look you, Sir ! have I not made haste ? 



Viat. Believe me, Sir, that you have ; and it 

 looks so well, I long to be at it. 



Pise. Fall to then. Now, Sir, what say you, am 

 I a tolerable cook or no ? 



Viat. So good a one, that I did never eat so 

 good fish in my life. This fish is infinitely better 

 than any I ever tasted of the kind in my life. 

 'Tis quite another thing than our Trouts about 

 London. 



Pise. You would say so, if that Trout you eat of 

 were in right season : but pray eat of the Grayling, 

 which, upon my word, at this time, is by much the 

 better fish. 



Viat. In earnest, and so it is. And I have one 

 request to make to you, which is, that as you 

 have taught me to catch Trout and Grayling, you 

 will now teach me how to dress them as these 

 are dressed ; which, questionless, is of all other the 

 best way. 



