12 FISHING IN EDEN 



Portraits of famous anglers are by no means rare, 

 but, owing to what is universally understood as 

 the retiring character and modesty of the fraternity, 

 few of them had Paley's courage to be painted with 

 the emblem of their hobby in their hands. 



There must have been something particularly 

 characteristic of the rugged unconventional north 

 about Paley. It is recorded that he elected to be 

 painted with a fishing rod in his hands. To him 

 the rod was more important than the clothes. 



The following interesting passage occurs on 

 pp. 212-13 of the Memoirs of Romney, written by 

 his son, the Rev. John Romney : " When the 

 doctor first came to sit he was accompanied by Dr 

 Law, the Bishop of Clonfert, and, being a man 

 that disregarded externals, his dress was not the 

 most suitable for a picture ; he was, therefore, pre- 

 vailed with to put on the Bishop's hat, and, I 

 believe, his coat also." 



I am indebted to Mr Whitehead of Appleby for 

 the photographs facing pages 73, 127, and 141. 

 To Mr Bertram Thomas for those facing pages 121 

 and 183; also to Mr G. O. Owen for the repro- 

 ductions from his pictures facing pages 33, 41, 77, 

 93, and 155. 



W. N. 



