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always does on bad days, by way of consoling 

 us." 



" You have deprived yourself of that plea, 

 Squire, by catching that fish. Pat, you 

 rascal, have him up to the kitchen at once. 

 The chances are we have nothing but eels 

 for dinner to-day. No one could catch a 

 trout unless the fairies had favoured him." 



" By the bye, Squire, what do you call the 

 new fly?" 



" We have not given it a name yet," said 

 the Squire. " What do you say to the 

 'Fairy-fly?' Rather a pretty name, is not 

 it?" 



c< Ah, now, your honour, the good people 

 do not like you to talk about their gifts." 



" Well, then, considering the sort of day 

 we made it on, I should say, ' Foul- weather 

 Jack' would do very well." 



" ' Foul- weather Jack' it is," said Pat, re- 

 verently, pouring a tin cup full of whisky 

 over it. 



