LEAVES EEOM A GAME BOOK. 85 



go, and neither was the rod parted with, which, perhaps, 

 had something to do with the poor progress made in 

 trying to swim. John Power, one of Sir W. Cunliffe 

 Brook's keepers, was with me that day, and wore a long, 

 woollen, navy blue sailor's jersey ; so, as the sun was 

 shining, I stripped and donned this garment, and ran up 

 and down the bank to keep myself warm, while the wet 

 ones, having been wrung out, were spread on a bush to 

 dry, when after a time to allow wind and sun to do 

 their work, I dressed again, and fished the day out. 



This adventure set me thinking how to minimise 

 the danger that must present itself when anyone falls 

 into deep water with the trousers on ; and later in the 

 year, when the temperature was higher, I tried some 

 experiments out of a boat with a rope round me, 

 and many plunges into deep and running water were 

 made with the waders on. The conclusion was quickly 

 arrived at that it is far better to wear them un- 

 strapped round the waist, as they fill so much the 

 quicker when open ; and next I discovered that the 

 only way that I, by no means a strong swimmer, could 



