BEOWN WATERS 



been two feet deep, and the wonder of 

 it was that the uncle missed him. When 

 the fish were unbent, for they stiffen 

 into the oddest curves in one's pocket, 

 and were packed in grass and ferns, his 

 place was not at the top of the uncle's 

 basket, but at the very bottom, that 

 amazement and delight might be the 

 greater on the part of the women-folk. 

 Long afterwards (you will remember) 

 three little corpses made themselves 

 known in your waistcoat, where they 

 had lingered overlooked when coat and 

 trouser pockets were emptied of their 

 spoil. 



At the age of nine (circa) you had 

 taken a full pass and honour course in 

 the finding, choosing, feeding and car- 

 ing for worms, and the manner of im- 

 paling them with economy and effect. 

 Post-graduate research had revealed 

 where lively and excellent ones may be 

 secured under the right kind of stones 

 along the edge of a stream, when the 



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