CHAPTER X. 



GRAYLING. 



A good day with " Red Spinner " and the Major The Pro- 

 fessor "Red Spinner " spins yarns Professor instructs us on the 

 virtues of black pepper and West India sugar" Red Spinner" 

 clings to " the Shoulder of Mutton " and makes a full bag of 

 big grayling The Major becomes a rover, but captures seven 

 brace of splendid grayling The Professor instructs the A. A., 

 who is fairly successful. 



" O, blessed drums of Aldershot ! 



O, blest South- Western train ! 

 O, blessed, blessed Speaker's clock ! 



All prophesying rain. 



* * * * * 



O, blest south wind, which toots his horn 



Through every hole and crack ! 

 I'm off at eight to-morrow morn 



To bring such fishes back ! " 



CHARLES KINGSLEY. 



RID A Y, Oct. i%th, 1895, Waterloo Station: 

 * * Good morning to you, Professor. I am 

 very glad to meet you this fine October 

 morning, and happy to have your company 

 on our little fishing excursion, on which my thoughts 

 have been turned for many a long and weary day. 



