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quarters and two pounds on the same 

 cast brought both nets into requisition. 



When the canoes discharged their 

 cargoes before the tents there was very 

 sincere rejoicing, and it was not long 

 before trout rolled in wet paper and 

 buried in the embers were being cooked 

 in the woodland style. To these the men 

 added a dish of boiled heads, a favourite 

 plat with them, and one that tastes much 

 better than it sounds. The dog who 

 shared our fortunes, after such a meal 

 as he was wont to dream of, lost the 

 pinched and anxious expression which 

 he had worn for many days. 



Under the stars that night there was 

 great talk of things in the heavens 

 above, and the earth beneath, and the 

 waters under the earth, but chiefly of 

 the latter ; and the little rod, declared to 

 have justified its existence, was restored 

 to its case as straight as a lance, with 

 never a winding started, in the enjoy- 

 ment of an established reputation. 



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