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that, even at this distance, you can hardly 

 look at it. That is what is called here a 

 scalding sun : I have known the trout dis- 

 regard it, and I think it is very possible we 

 may do something with them in the evening: 

 but not so the salmon ; he never does, or so 

 seldom that we may call it never. We have 

 rain coming on ; it will he fine as long as 

 the sun is up ; hut this heat is drawing up 

 the vapours, which the cold of the night will 

 condense into rain." 



" And I should not be surprised if we had 

 plenty of it," said the Parson. " I never 

 knew the sign to fail anywhere ; but it is 

 more perceptible here in this land of damps 

 and vapours, than in any country I know 

 of." 



" Why, we shall not have a fish for dinner 

 to-day of any kind," said the Squire. " I 

 think we were a little improvident last night 

 in giving away that fine catch of gillaroos 

 and black trout." 



" Not a bit," said the Captain ; " the 

 Parson and I are going up the river to try 

 for a pike among the rushes ; you had better 

 get another boat and come with us. Besides, 

 to tell you the truth/' added he, mysteriously, 



