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entitled "How to land Trout expeditiously 

 while Wading," an article which, I trust, 

 will repay perusal, now that it has been 

 incorporated in this book. 



The two names next on my list happen 

 to be those of father and son. The first 

 is no less a personage than the venerable 

 and much-respected head of the publishing 

 firm of Messrs. Sampson Low, Marston & 

 Co. I allude to Mr. Edward Marston. 



Mr. Marston's kindness towards the 

 writer has been shown in many pleasant, 

 unobtrusive ways, all the more appreciated. 



He is well known in piscatorial circles, 

 through the medium of his charming 

 angling-holiday books, two of which I have 

 had the honour and pleasure of reviewing, 

 and I have no hesitation in disclosing his 

 identity with that of their author, "The 

 Amateur Angler." 



My cordial thanks are most willingly 

 recorded to his son, my own personal 

 friend, Mr. E. 33. Marston, the Editor 



