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ing it up by the tail, followed by the Squire 

 with the great rod on his shoulder. 



" Did not I tell your reverence that we'd 

 catch the fish to-day ?" 



" Honestly, now," said the Captain, " have 

 you had no secret ambassador at the fish- 

 house?" 



" Honestly, I caught this fish myself at 

 Earl's Throw," said the Squire ; "and had 

 another rise, besides, at Mois Ruah. I can- 

 not account for it myself. I never saw any 

 thing like it before ; and when I left you, 

 and went down the river, I had as much 

 hope of catching a fish as I had of catching 

 an elephant. It is a fine white fish, too ; 

 eleven pounds good, and just out of the sea : 

 you may see the salt-water lice on him still : 

 and a capital fight he made, for the water 

 there is going down like a mill-sluice." 



" By George ! I wish I had gone," said 

 the Captain. 



" It would be no good for your honour to 

 go," said Pat ; " sure it was not to your 

 honour that the dream was sent." 



" O ho ! I had forgotten, Squire ; you 

 are a favourite of Queen Mab's." 



