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prolonged by his appearance of surprise that his 

 remarks should have caused it. 



" Now, Mr Shimmer, may I ask you for your 

 promised advice as to our further journeyings ; we 

 thought of having a day in the bay here, and then 

 driving on to either Slyne Head or Roundstone." 



"Well, Mr Geen, I think I can prevent your 

 making useless journeyings and I can suggest a 

 route where you will be sure of sport and a degree 

 of comfort that should meet the requirements of 

 a sportsman. To begin here, you should secure 

 Michael Welsh's boat to sail you well out in the 

 bay here, but I fear the fish will run small ; we are 

 so far inland and, as no doubt you are aware, you 

 must be in the open sea for large pollack. Slyne 

 Head is ten miles from here ; there you would find 

 a decent hotel and a clever fisherman, Pat Devan. 

 At Roundstone you would be exceedingly comfort- 

 able with Mr and Mrs Millet, of the Ivy Hotel 

 a private house really with whom I often stay ; 

 mention my name to them and ask Millet to get 

 Pat Jennings for your sea-fishing. Carna is much 

 frequented by fishermen and Mongan's Hotel is 

 the one to stay at, and, should you desire to go 

 farther, a drive or sail will take you to Orr's Hotel, 

 Cashla Bay." 



When we thanked him heartily for his help he 

 protested that it was just the matter he felt most 

 capable of advising upon, and therefore the pleas- 

 ure was his ; and then added : " Have you ever 

 fished the Erriff River at Leenane ? " 



"Yes," I answered, "and I should like to tell 

 you of a visit I paid there, when accommodation in 

 Irish hotels was rather indifferent, and the land- 



