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" And yet you call the salmon a more shy 

 fish," said the Squire. 



" The salmon is more shy," said the Par- 

 son, " but his habits are different. The 

 trout feeds on the surface, and, therefore, by 

 the natural laws of refraction, has a very 

 excellent chance of seeing you as he lies. 

 The salmon lies at the bottom, rising from 

 time to time, and immediately sinking again ; 

 his observation, therefore, is limited to a 

 glance while he is in motion, for the water, 

 by the same laws of refraction, shuts you out 

 from his range, unless the banks are very 

 high. Besides, you use a tw r o-handed rod 

 for salmon, and really do stand farther from 

 him than you do from the trout. Many a 

 fish have I caught in bright sunshine." 



" But, with all your philosophy, you do not 

 seem very anxious to fish this throw," said 

 the Captain. 



" There is something more than the sun 

 against us to-day — there is the rain that is 

 coming on, the salmon feel this long before 

 you do : but, in truth, I do not think much 

 of this throw, in the best of weathers. I 

 never have caught a fish out of it my self.' ' 



" Troth, then ! your reverence should 



