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experience, but of some peculiar insight into 

 the ways of trout. In the management of rod 

 and tackle he displayed not only skill but genius. 

 Such at any rate is my recollection of what I 

 heard and saw in days long ago, and I gather 

 from many tributes, which have appeared in 

 print since then, that the genius of the late Mr. 

 Marryat was widely recognised, and most highly 

 estimated, and most willingly deferred to by those 

 who knew him best. 



To enable our school fishing at Winchester 

 to be understood, it is necessary to give some 

 account of hours, for the management of time 

 was most important. As a rule school arrange- 

 ments did not set us free till twelve o'clock, 

 and my object of course was to be by the water 

 and fishing as soon as possible afterwards. My 

 house fortunate in all other respects was un- 

 fortunate in being the farthest but one from the 

 river. To have gone there and back after school 

 was over would have been to lose at least ten 

 minutes. This clearly could not be endured; 

 nor must more precious time be lost in putting 

 together a rod. It was necessary to make ar- 

 rangements by which one could rush from school 



