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THE AUTHOR, TAKING TYRO TO HIS FIRST ESSAY, DETAILETH TO HIM, BY THE 

 WAY, HIS RECIPE FOR PRESERVING TROLLING LINES. AND OTHERWISE 

 ENTERTAIN ETH HIM. 



SCEXE. At first, the Path leading to the River. After- 

 wards The Rector's Pool, Llanrwst. TIME. Early 

 Morning. 



Personages. THEOPHILUS and HERBERT. 



Theoph. I AM furnished for the fight. 



Herb. And so am I. Eod together reel on 

 line through rings, and gut-line affixed Im- 

 patiently I wait for you. 



Theoph. Let me examine your " artillery/' as 

 Frank says. All right : I see you have prac- 

 tised splicing your top and joint together according 

 to my directions. Bravo, closely, and neatly 

 done ! but you must tie your other joints together 

 by the hitchers, else one part may chance to 

 reach the sea before the other ! Here are pieces 

 of silk braid, as fine as netting silk, which I keep 



