CHAR III. 



" Hostess. Say what beast, thou knave thou. 



Falstaff. What beast ? Why, an otter. 



Hostess. An otter, Sir John ! why an otter ? 



Falstaff. Why she's neither fish nor flesh. A man knows not 

 where to have her. ' 



Before I enter upon the practical part of Salmon 

 Fishing, I will just say a few words about my natural 

 tendency to the sport, to the end that it may be 

 evident that my maxims are not drawn from books, 

 but originate in my own experience. 



