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postpones the question of renewal until sometimes too 

 . late, but rather does he procrastinate in order to avoid 

 raising the rent against himself by the exhibition of 

 anxiety upon the subject. 



I am not certain that the farmers always nurture a 

 superfluity of goodwill towards these lessees, who for 

 a number of years past have had much the best of the 

 bargain, and who, upon low rents, have been netting 

 considerable profits, either in hard cash or in free fishing 

 for themselves. But, be this as it may, I think a man 

 forestalled in a renewal of his lease should blame himself 

 and the lessor quite as much as the incoming tenant. 



It is the custom of British anglers not to interfere 

 or compete with one another in sporting rights in Norway, 

 and the same feeling generally exists amongst Norwegians 

 inter se, but I doubt if the British exercise the same 

 consideration towards Norwegians, and I know of instances 

 . in which they have behaved in precisely the manner that 

 they object to, if adopted by natives of Norway. 



I also know of instances in which Norwegians have 

 attempted to undermine the good feeling which existed, 

 or the British tenant imagined to have existed, between 

 himself and riparian proprietors, sometimes with, and 

 sometimes without, success ; but whatever opinion we may 

 entertain of this conduct, it is perhaps but fair to bear 

 in mind that the Norwegian strives to obtain the fisheries 



