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cess ; and every day, as the season ad- 

 vanced, our sport increased. By the middle 

 of May we had nothing to wish for : the 

 trout were in abundance, and fed like 

 aldermen ; they did not run very large, 

 seldom exceeding a pound in weight, but 

 they rose freely, and we were always sure 

 of a full basket. 



In the plenitude of my enjoyment, and 

 with the hope, if not the certainty, of being 

 enabled to pass some months if not years 

 in Brittany, my prospective happiness 

 was cut short by a communication from 

 Lincoln's-inn. This unwelcome missive 

 imperatively called for my presence at 

 home, and that with as little delay as 

 possible ; and, to ensure obedience on my 

 part, a gentle hint was conveyed to me 

 that the supplies would be withheld until 

 ocular proof was afforded the gentlemen 

 of the long robe that I was within a 

 visiting distance of their chambers. 



