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own experiences, and I must adhere to them. And 

 I advise the twelve members comprising the Scalby 

 Beck Club (of whom Blue Dun says he is one) to 

 keep this precious beck wholly in their own hands, 

 and on no account to allow any outsider to fish 

 in it. 1 



1 I find that Piscator Major does not agree with me as to the 

 angling capacities of the beck. He saw it in better times, caught 

 some big trout there, and he it was who first advocated the pre- 

 servation of it ; but he does agree with me that if the sewage of a 

 village is turned into the only decent pool, then preservation is a 

 farce. 



