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that many a jealous woman, though without 

 any cause, has brought the keenest sorrows 

 upon herself for life. But Stickings, as soon 

 as he found out what was amiss, laughed at 

 his wife so much about Mrs. Bigings, that she 

 soon became cured of her jealous fit. 



All things were now ready for the sport, as it 

 regarded Bigings and Stickings, and they only 

 had to fix on a Monday to go, and a water to 

 go to. But there was plenty of time as it 

 regarded the season, for the old angler told 

 Mr. Bigings that jack were not considered 

 really in condition till September or October. 

 And it so happened, that while they were 

 making up their minds about the excursion, 

 Stickings lent the book on angling to one of 

 his relations, Romeo Rigings, a tailor, think- 

 ing that he should like him to go with them, 

 if he were so minded, for he was not over 

 and above partial to the company of the beadle. 



Rigings was very much pleased with the 

 book, and also with the thought of having a 

 day at the sport, and very soon equipped him- 

 self for it, following the line of conduct that 

 Stickings had pursued under the direction of 

 Bigings ; and the shoemaker having mentioned 

 to the man of office that his friend wished to 



