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House. And I must be your debtor, if you think it worth your 

 attention, for the rest of my promised discourse, till some other 

 opportunity, and a like time of leisure. 



VEN. Sir, you have angled me on with much pleasure to the 

 Thatched House ; and I now find your words true, " that good 

 company makes the way seem short;" for trust me, sir, I 

 thought we had wanted three miles of this house, till you showed 

 it me. But now we are at it, we'll turn into it, and refresh our- 

 selves with a cup of drink, and a little rest. 



PiSC. Most gladly, sir, and we^lldinj$_a_xivi]_j^^ the 



otter-hunters that_are to jneet you to-morrow. 



VENTTrTaTTwe will, sir, and to all the lovers of angling, of 

 which number I am now willing to be one myself : for, by the 

 help of your good discourse and company, I have put on new 

 thoughts both of the art of angling, and of all that profess it: 

 and -i~yon will hnt we.e.t me to-morrow, at the time and place 

 aprjointed, and bestow one day with me and my friends in 

 huntmgthe otter, I will dedicate the next two days to wait upon 

 you, and we two will for that time do nothing but angle, and 

 tailcj)f fish and fishing! 



PiSC. Tis a match, sir; I'll not fail you, God willing, to be at 

 Amwell Hill to-morrow morning before sun-rising. 



