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" I am afraid, under these circumstances, " 

 said the Parson, "you will not be induced 

 to listen very favourably to our proposal. 

 We talk of going to Lough Derg to- 

 morrow." 



" Why, to tell you the truth, I should like 

 to give my fly a fair trial ; and I cannot do 

 that when the water begins to clear, and 

 your flies catch as well as mine." 



" Well, as we are not favourites of the 

 fairies," said the Parson, " I do not see why 

 we should not go. You, Pat, would like to 

 stay and see after your fly. So, Squire, if 

 you will spare us M'Gowan you may keep 

 him. M'Gowan pulls a better oar, and he 

 and Slievan will be quite enough for us." 



" Agreed," said the Squire. " And now 

 to dress for dinner. I will say, that that 

 Anne is the queen of cooks, and deserves all 

 the love the Captain bestows on her." 



" In all my fishing experience," said the 

 Parson, " I never fared so well as we do at 

 Mother Johnstone's, worthy old soul that 

 she is." 



" She is not unlikely to give us an extra 

 good dinner to-day," said the Squire ; " she 



