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was going to dine with the squire that same evening, 

 and that he should then be able to give an account 

 of his success through the day. 



" So I left the mill to my chap, and showed the 

 stranger all the best places where I knew the heavy 

 fish lay, and then left him to it. About ten o'clock 

 I went to see how he was getting on. The fellow 

 could fish, no doubt about that. I looked at him 

 as he threw, and I thought to myself, if all parsons 

 is like you they're uncommon active with trout, 

 whatever they may be with men : he'd got eight or 

 nine good ones already. 



" ' You see,' says he, ' thanks to you, my good 

 friend, I'm labouring in a fruitful vineyard. The 

 flesh is weak, though, this morning, and in the 

 excitement caused by the prospect of a day's fish- 

 ing, and seeing my old college friend, I omitted to 

 bring the needful refreshment with me. Do you 

 think there is a possibility of anything being pro- 

 cured in the neighbourhood any good inn near, to 

 which I could go ? ' 



" I told him there was none nearer than two miles 

 away, but that he would be heartily welcome to 

 anything there might happen to be in our house : 



