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specimens of Spring Salmon ; and laid them 

 down side by side on the grass near him. I 

 then commenced describing the fight I had 

 enjoyed with the biggest of the two, and the 

 pools I had killed them in, suspecting all the 

 time that he had pertinaciously flogged the 

 same to no purpose. "Yes," I said, in course 

 of my reply to his remarks, " they are very 

 nice fish, but not so large by any means as 

 three others I landed and turned back again, 

 from my suspicion that they were kelts ; though 

 I have often seen worse specimens exposed for 

 sale. But let me ask, what sport have you 

 had ?" " Sport," said he, in a perplexed sort 

 of passionate tone ; " Not a touch all day." 



" Not a touch !" Now, though my risible pro- 

 pensities were almost at fever-heat, I managed 

 to forbear breaking out into a roar; condoled 

 with him, I am afraid, with a sad want of 

 sincerity; and went on my way with the new 

 phrase ringing still in my ears, " Not a touch." 



In the days of the old Monnow Cap Club, 



