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care of, will last a man half a lifetime ; and 

 it is very poor economy to save a pound at 

 the expense of an aching pair of arms and 

 shoulders every time you go out. Bell Yard 

 against the world, say I." 



" Yes, for fine weather," said the Squire ; 

 " and, indeed, most of my own tackle comes 

 from that shop ; but for storm, and rain, 

 and a heavy head-wind, let me have one of 

 those stubby fellows that Edmondson makes 

 for the Scotch fishing. Without half the 

 elegance and finish of Bowness, but stiff and 

 obstinate as a Presbyterian, it forces out its 

 line in the very teeth of difficulties ; and as 

 for reel -line " 



" Oh, there I yield at once," said the Par- 

 son ; " Edmondson is the man. Bowness's 

 silk and hair lines always kink, and go on 

 plaguing you to the end of the chapter ; they 

 are all laid up too tight. And as for those 

 Dublin silk lines, they cost, it is true, just 

 half as much as the others ; but no one who 

 has ever tried them in rainy weather would 

 think of them again : they cling to the rod 

 as if they were dipped in glue." 



" Have you ever tried the oiled silk lines 





