138 WHAT I HAVE SEEN WHILE FISHING 



we found the air so invigorating that our feet trod 

 with a lightness that made it difficult to refrain 

 from skipping and jumping for the joy of it. The 

 views from the summit are grand indeed, and those 

 who, while fishing this lake or viewing the sur- 

 rounding scenery, do not see how beautiful the 

 world is, may seek a long time for a tonic so 

 likely to move the scales from their eyes as Maum 

 Mountain. 



On our way back we came to the Maghera 

 Caves, but we only spared time to inspect the 

 largest of them as we were anxious to try the 

 Maghera Falls, where fish of considerable size are 

 often taken. 



We added but few to our store, but this slight 

 disappointment detracted little from the enjoyment 

 of our day's outing. 



The climbing had brought a pleasant sense of 

 fatigue so I retired early that night, tumbled into 

 bed, shut my eyes and slept, slept the longest, 

 shortest sleep since boyhood. It appeared to last 

 but moments before there came a knocking, and a 

 voice said, " Hot water, sir." I listened and there 

 was another knock, and the same voice said, " Hot 

 water, sir." Yet once again I heard the knock and 

 voice, but seemingly from such a mighty distance 

 that I thought I dreamt. 



After that I caught a huge fish on Maum 

 Mountain which I was hiding in the Maghera 

 Cave, when again I heard a knocking, much louder 



