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there are perch as well as trout, and I hope 

 now some charr, for only last summer I intro- 

 duced a few, some hatched in my own room. 



AMICUS. Considering the delicacy of this fish 

 in its habits and its rareness, I am surprised 

 to hear you speak thus of their hatching. 

 Pray, how was it accomplished ? 



PISCATOR. Wait a minute till we have de- 

 scended this steep, almost a precipice, and have 

 got safely on the green slopes below. Do not 

 miss that transverse projection of rock, bearing 

 marks in its wear how long it has been trodden 

 by the foot of man, an impress lost in the ever 

 growing turf, a circumstance this which may 

 well be matter of reflection. 



AMICUS. Now we are over the perilous part, 

 and on the soft and pleasant turf, tell me of 

 the breeding process. 



PISCATOR. It is remarkable for its facility. 

 The ova, taken from a live charr when quite 

 mature (it was on the 25th of November), were 

 mixed at the instant of expulsion with milt 

 also from a living fish equally mature ; and 

 then distributed, some in shallow earthen pans 

 with or without gravel, and some in finger- 

 glasses, and covered with water to the depth of 



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