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and kind hearted, and his wife equally so. I 

 have never found them idle, and always found 

 them ready to give me shelter. Here we are at 

 his gate. His dogs sound the alarm ; and 

 behold the man himself ! 



AMICTJS. What a Hercules ! and what an 

 honest open face ! indeed, as to frame and 

 looks, he is a good specimen of a Cumberland 

 yeoman. 



PISCATOR. Now our ponies are taken care of, 

 let us to the river, and there part for a time, 

 to meet here not later than six ; and, that you 

 may have a remembrancer, I have put under 

 the care of the good woman of the house what 

 we brought with us ; and have had her word 

 that some potatoes shall be ready for us at that 

 hour. 



AMICUS. Here are stepping-stones almost 

 under water, and so distant from each other, 

 and so rough and uneven, that it must be a bold 

 and active person to use them for crossing. 

 What a charming stream, and what noble 

 heights near and distant ! Pray what flies had 

 I better use ? 



PISCATOK. Small and bright ones ; for our 

 fishing to-day must be fine ; and as much for 



