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say he 'bliged " to run round that post. But there 

 was more true nobleness about this huchen than any 

 of the others, and when this pleasure was denied 

 him, he gave in, came to the side, and was whipped 

 out by the Admiral before he had quite made up his 

 mind as to the proper course to pursue. He was a 

 handsome, well-fed 5-lb. fish, with a dark back and 

 grey sides, set off with the tiniest red spots. But G., 

 as he looked at him, thought " Ah, if I hadn't lost 

 that other fellow ! " 



Later on a suspicious old liuchen came out of his 

 quarters into a rapid stream to look at the bait He 

 made a run at it. It is difficult, when one sees a fish 

 do this, to prevent jerking the bait a little, or else 

 staying its motion. After two or three minutes' 

 delay it was shown him again. He made another 

 rush at it, but did not touch. Another wait, and a 

 third time the same performance was gone through. 

 The fourth time the bait was left to itself; the 

 ghostly-looking, shadowy form did not appear. G. 

 did not now want to catch such a horrid, ill-bred, 

 and evil-minded old fish, and after trying him once 

 more left him. Soon after, however, another came 

 up a lively gentleman. He took the fisherman a 

 merry run for 150 yards down a very rapid stream, 

 and was well gaffed by the Admiral before he was 

 half done. He weighed about 6 Ib. 



The shades of evening found the men once more 

 at the ill-omened pool where the three fish were 



