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CHAP. III. 



" Hostess. Say what beast, thou knave thou. 



Falstaff. What beast I Whj', an otter. 



Hostess. An otter. Sir John ! why an otter? 



Falstaff. Why, she's neither fish nor flesh. A man knows not where 

 to have her."' 



Before I enter upon the practical part of Salmon 

 Fishing, I will just say a few w^ords about my natural 

 tendency to the sport, to the end that it may be evident 

 that my maxims are not drawn from books, but originate 

 in my own experience. 



