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abouts is desirable, that your temper may remain 

 unruffled. Let Peter show you how to fish here, 

 and if, as may well happen, he should get hung up 

 and become excited, fear not ; he will express his 

 views in Gaelic. 



When you have a thorough knowledge of this 

 long pool and have had many successes therein, it 

 will be a favourite with you also. 



This beat extends for another two miles down 

 stream, and you have the opportunity of fishing 

 the Plantation Pool, Ferry Pool, and the Minister's 

 Pool, described by me from the opposite side. 



There are a number of huge stones in the dale 

 here with which no one ventures to interfere, as 

 each has its tradition, in some cases sacred. 



One of them was the lifting-stone that every 

 man had to raise in his hands before he was per- 

 mitted to join the bodyguard of his chieftain. I 

 have not heard of Peter's attempting the task, but 

 I do know that his rod is nearly twice as long as 

 mine, and of such a weight that it would cripple me 

 in an hour. 



I saw Peter on my arrival, and he was sad of 

 speech and momentarily expecting news of fatal 

 import with regard to his son who was at the war, 

 stricken down by enteric. " I canna fush, Mr. 

 Geen, I'll gang back," and with this he turned for 

 home, and I noticed that he gave his nose attention 

 with finger and thumb that I might see it was no 

 tear that moistened it. 



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