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by which it descends, is hidden ; the dividing 

 hills approach so near to each other, of which 

 yon will presently have ocular proof. Now, let 

 us renew our angling, and proceed on our way. 



AMICUS. Here we are, safe after our fa- 

 tiguing scramble and struggle. The name 

 Greta is certainly well deserved, for rarely have 

 I heard a more clamorous stream, and never 

 followed a more difficult one, yet I will 

 not call it infernal, as it rather leads to 

 a paradise. Shame, I say, to the landed 

 proprietors, who have not made a pathway, 

 so that its wild beauty may be enjoyed 

 without risk of life, and enjoyed also by 

 those not equal to the fording of rapids over 

 slippery rocks, and the climbing of heights, 

 almost precipices, where a single false step 

 might be one too many, and a last one. 



PISCATOK. It is strange indeed, that such 

 a mountain stream, and so praised as it has 

 been by a distinguished author, should be so 

 neglected. As far as we are concerned, how- 

 ever, we need not, I think, lament the neglect. 

 For the difficulty of seeing it, the little risks 

 incurred, give a zest, and surely add to the 



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