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great Trouts and Graylings, betwixt five and eight of the clock 

 in the evening ; and had no less than five or six flies, with 

 three good hairs apiece, taken from me in despite of my heart, 

 besides. 



12. I should now come next to the Stone-fly, but there is 

 another gentleman in my way, that must of necessity come in 

 between ; and that is the GRAY-DRAKE, which, in all shapes 

 and dimensions, is perfectly the same with the other, but quite 

 almost of another color ; being of a paler and more livid yellow 

 and green, and ribbed with black quite down his body, with 

 black, shining wings, and so diaphanous and tender, cobweb- 

 like, that they are of no manner of use for daping, but come 

 in and are taken after the Green-Drake, and in an artificial fly 

 kill very well j which fly is thus made : the dubbing of the 

 down of a hog's bristles, and black spaniel's fur, mixed, and 

 ribbed down the body with black silk, the whisks of the hairs 

 of the beard of a black cat, and the wings of the black-gray 

 feather of a mallard. 



And now I come to the STONE-FLY, but am afraid I have 

 already wearied your patience ; which if I have I beseech you 

 freely tell me so, and I will defer the remaining instructions 

 for Fly- Angling till some other time. 



VIAT. No, truly, Sir, I can never be weary of hearing you. 

 But if you think fit, because I am afraid I am too troublesome, 

 to refresh yourself with a glass and a pipe : you may afterwards 

 proceed, and I shall be exceedingly pleased to hear you. 



Pise. I thank you, Sir, for that motion ; for, believe me, I 

 am dry with talking. Here, Boy ! give us here a bottle, and 

 a glass ; and, Sir, my service to you, and to all our friends in 

 the South. 



VIAT. Your servant, Sir, and I '11 pledge you as heartily ; for 

 the good powdered beef I eat at dinner, or something else, has 

 made me thirsty. 



