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with them till a late hour, (of course free of expense) and on his 

 departure they made the bargain among themselves to try their 

 juck in the morning ; accordingly at day-break they were at the 

 river side, and soon captured a brace or two of fine Trout ; not 

 long after Mr. keeper made his appearance, with two helpers, and 

 pulling some papers from his pocket, desired to know the names 

 of the Anglers ; this not a little surprised them, but from his 

 determined manner they found he was serious. " Your names 

 gentlemen, if you please." " Oh ! " said Spinks, " my name is 

 O'lhomas," "Very well, you are warned off, take this notice," 

 (filling one up) and having gone through the same ceremony 

 with the other two, he left them, with an assurance that, unless 

 they left off fishing, they must take the consequences ; the Anglers 

 thought the entertainment and half' crown given the keeper the 

 over night would have ensured his indulgence for an hour in the 

 morning, but he hinted that the half-crown was for yesterday, 

 and that day being ended, so was their fishing. 



The whole of the water between Uxbridge Moor and 

 Rickmansworth, (except that belonging to the freehol- 

 ders) is strictly preserved, to the left of Rickmansworth, 

 from Uxbridge, is the Loudwater Stream, which is also 

 preserved. The Colne is generally a swift stream, but 

 it has places where there is excellent Pike fishing ; 

 the Trout are lar;e and excellent, but the water being 

 so strictly preserved, the Angler is shut out, unless by 

 interest ; there are, it is true, some small spots in the 

 neighbourhood of Uxbridge, where you may fish, but 

 it is purchased dearly, by your being obliged to pay 

 for the fish you kill. 



