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he had cut my links by rubbing them against some 

 sharp stone. But I have caught two grilses and a 

 sea trout since, and lost two others, salmons or 

 grilses, that fairly got the hooks out of their mouths. 



HAL. And, Ornither, what have you done? 

 Well, 1 see, a salmon, a grilse, and a sea trout. 

 And Physicus ? 



PHYS. I have lost three fish; one of which broke 

 me, at the top of the pool, by running amongst the 

 rocks ; and I have only one small sea trout. 



HAL. Your fortune will come another day. Why, 

 you have not a single crimped fish for dinner, and it 

 is now nearly two o' clock ; and you have been 

 catching for the picklers, for those fish may all go to 

 the boiling-house. I must again be your purveyor. 

 Can you point out to me any part of this pool where 

 you have not fished ? 



ALL. No. 



HAL. Then I have little chance. 



PHYS. yes ! you have a charm for catching fish. 



HAL. Let me know what flies you have tried, 

 and I may, perhaps, tell you if I have a chance. 

 With my small bright humming-bird, as you call it 

 I will make an essay. 



POIET. But this fishery is really very limited: 

 and two pools for four persons a small allowance. 



HAL. If you could have seen this river twenty 



