126 THE COMPLETE ANflLEft. VART I. 



CHAPTER II. 



Observations of the OTTER and CHUB. 



VENATOR. 



MY friend Piscator, you have kept time with my 

 thoughts; for the sun is just rising, and I myself just 

 now come to this place, and the dogs have just now 

 put down an Otter. Look! down at the bottom of 

 the hill there, in that meadow, chequered with Water- 

 lillies and Lady-smocks; there you may see what 

 work they make ; look ! look ! you may see all busy ; 

 men and dogs ; dogs and men ; all busy. 



Pise. Sir, I am right glad to meet you ; and, 7 glad 

 to have so fair an entrance into this day's sport ; and 

 glad to see so many dogs, and more men all in pursuit 

 of the Otter. Let us compliment no longer, but join 

 unto them. Come, honest Venator! let us be gone, 

 let us make haste ; I long to be doing ; no reasonable 

 hedge or ditch shall hold me. 



Ven. Gentleman Huntsman, where found you this 

 Otter? 



Hunt. Marry, Sir, we found her a mile from this 

 place a-fishing. She has this morning eaten the 

 greatest part of this Trout; she has only left thus 

 much of it as you see, and was fishing for more ; when 

 we came we found her just at it : but we were here 

 very early, we were here an hour before sun-rise, and 

 have given her no rest since we came ; sure she will 

 hardly escape all these dogs and men. I am to have 

 the skin if we kill her. 



Ven* Why, Sir, what is the skin worth ? 



Hunt. It is worth ten shillings to make gloves ; the 

 gloves of an Otter are the best fortification for your 

 hands that can be thought on against wet weather. 



