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He took the fly greedily, and made a great 

 fuss. 



S. Just so, which is almost a certain 

 sign of his extreme youth. You did not 

 find your first fish do so : he scarcely 

 showed himself at the onset. I love to 

 feel my rod bend with the sudden sullen 

 downward plunge of a trout, for that 

 generally assures me that my fish is of a 

 fair size, while a small one dashes at the 

 prize as a spoilt child snatches the apple 

 you offer him. I have sometimes lost a 

 very heavy fish, which has gone down in 

 this sullen manner, without showing him- 

 self at all, and after a few minutes suc- 

 ceeded in getting clear off. Salmon will 

 sometimes serve you so, and you have no 

 resource left but to pelt them up. 



J. 1 like the look of your rod better 

 than my own : give me leave to exchange 

 with you for a short time. 



S. Yours is somewhat too pliant for my 



