112 FISHING IN EDEN 



seem only to move away sufficiently to allow one to 

 pass. The flash of the rod is only noticeable as 

 part of the general flicker produced by the sun 

 through the quivering leaves. 



The man who loves our English river scenery, 

 and does not feel fit enough to travel far in the 

 open glare, should hie away to these unfrequented 

 spots, when the foliage is full and the trout fat. If 

 he can cast a flat line, here to the left, and there to 

 the right, under the overhanging boughs, many a 

 lusty trout will take, all unsuspectingly, his lure, 

 and, in the quiet, as is invariably the way in 

 Nature's deep retreats, life and death struggles will 

 every now and then take place. But as soon as 

 these are over, and before the thrilling sense of 

 them has left the solitary fisherman, the pleasant 

 murmur of the cascades will be heard again. 



