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for your sketch-book," said the Parson ; "for 

 here comes the Barrister from Ballyshannon, 

 with his two rods and his train of followers." 



" I do not think those two rods altogether 

 fair," said the Captain. " Tommy Lightly 

 hooks twice as many fish as his master, 

 who counts them all to himself, because he 

 takes the rod in his hand and lands them." 



" They all do that at Ballyshannon," said 

 the Parson. " The other day, as I was 

 going over the bridge, I saw the officer in 

 command of the detachment sitting at his 

 window, which overlooks the Great Pool. 

 He was comfortably reading a novel, with 

 his legs dangling over the window-sill, while 

 his man was standing in the hollow of one 

 of the buttresses, working away with the 

 great rod. Just as I passed the fellow 

 hooked a grawl, and sang out, ' Your honor's 

 in him again." The soldier sprung up, 

 shied his book across the room, rushed out, 

 seized the rod, and lost the grawl, all in 

 two minutes, and then went in to read 

 another chapter, while his man hooked him 

 another fish ; and having seen me looking 

 on, and knowing that I had witnessed the 

 whole transaction, he had the impudence 



