CHAPTER II. 



OBSERVATIONS OF THE OTTER AND CHUB. 



IfENATOR. My friend Piscator, you have 

 kept time with my thoughts ; for the sun is 

 just rising, and I myself just now come to this 

 place, and the dogs have just now put down an 

 otter. Look down at the bottom of the hill 

 there, in that meadow, checkered with water-lilies 

 and lady-smocks ; there you may see what work 

 they make. Look ! look ! you may see all busy, 

 men and dogs, dogs and men, all busy. 



Pise. Sir, I am right glad to meet you, and 

 glad to have so fair an entrance into this day's 

 sport, and glad to see so many dogs and more 

 men all in pursuit of the otter. Let us compli- 

 ment no longer, but join unto them. Come, 

 honest Venator, let us be gone, let us make haste. 

 I long to be doing ; no reasonable hedge or ditch 

 shall hold me. 



Ven. Gentleman huntsman, where found you 

 this otter? 



Hunt. Marry, sir, we found her a mile from 

 this place a-fishing : she has this morning eaten 



