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haviour of this particular insect, the fish did not 

 re -appear for some minutes and I feared that 

 he had been put down for good, but presently 

 he was up again, as voracious as ever. At 

 last, as luck would have it, the olive fell lightly 

 between two autumn duns, and the trio came 

 down abreast. For an instant I caught another 

 glimpse of the fin, and then the arch of the 

 dainty little Bernard split cane told me that, this 

 time, there had been no mistake. As is the 

 manner of his kind, the grayling bolted down 

 stream, a preliminary to the struggle that 

 ensued, during which, weeds, floating and 

 submerged, played an exciting part. Twice 

 was the fish brought to the net I extended 

 for his reception, and twice he shot off just at 

 the crucial moment. The third time he came 

 in on his side, and the meshes inclosed a 

 plump 1 1 Ib. fish. Right well did the angler 

 'deserve his success, the result of fifty minutes' 

 persistent, undaunted, effort. 



The near report of a gun interrupted the 

 celebrating of victory, as (practised by those 



