44 THE COMPLETE SPORTSMAN 



I was naturally somewhat surprised by such 

 extraordinary behaviour, but the chemist re- 

 mained perfectly calm and unmoved. Shrug- 

 ging his shoulders in a nonchalant manner, he 

 turned to me with that charming smile which 

 had won my heart the very first time I ever 

 bought one of his porous plasters. 



" After all," he remarked philosophically, 

 "I've made twopence over the transaction, so 

 I needn't complain." 



It is, as I have said, qualities such as my 

 friend then displayed that make for success 

 both in angling and drugging, and I was not 

 surprised a year or two ago to learn that Mr. 

 Potasch was retiring from business an extremely 

 wealthy man, and had been unanimously elected 

 a Patron of the Home for Inebriate Fishermen 

 which the late Sir Findon Haddough founded 

 on the banks of the Thames. His name ap- 

 peared in a prominent position among the 

 knights in the last New Year's Honours List, 

 and shortly afterwards, when I happened to 

 attend the annual conversazione held at the 

 Brighton Aquarium by the Association of 

 Anglo-Saxon Anglers, I was delighted to notice, 

 in a corner of the room, under the banner 

 bearing the motto of the Association {Non 

 angeli sed angleri), my old friends Sir Perman- 

 ganate and Lady Potasch conversing affably 



