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lasted him the whole season. His gratitude resulted in 

 friendship of which I was only deprived when he, poor 

 fellow, met with the fate of many other gallant men during 

 the late Boer war. 



The beauty of this method of splicing or fishing a rod 

 is that if only a little " Bindall " or coaguline is used, it 

 dries while the splice is being made, and the rod is then 

 usable. 



In conclusion I trust that this book will be of assist- 

 ance to many, and of offence to none, and that while 

 following the paths familiar to all fishermen, I may be 

 pardoned for depending almost entirely on my own experience 

 and ideas in the matter of " THE SCIENCE OF DRY FLY 

 FISHING." 



FINIS. 



