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sport I liad yesterday, that I long to be at the river again ; 

 and when I heard the wind sing in my chamber window, 

 could forbear no longer, but leapt out of bed, and had just 

 made an end of dressing myself as you came in. 



Pise. Well, I am both glad you are so ready for the day, 

 and that the day is so fit for you ; and look you, I have made 

 you three or four flies this morning ; this silver-twist hackle, 

 this bear's dun, this light brown, and this dark brown, any 

 of which I dare say will do ; but you may try them all, and 

 see which does best ; only I must ask your pardon that I 

 cannot wait upon you this morning, a little business being 

 fallen out, that for two or three hours will deprive me of 

 your company : but I'll come and call you home to dinner, 

 and my man shall attend you. 



YIAT. Oh, sir, mind your affairs by all means. Do but 

 lend me a little of your skill to these fine flies, and, unless it 

 have forsaken me since yesterday, I shall find luck of my 

 own, 1 hope, to do something. 



Pise. The best instruction I can give you is, that seeing 

 the wind curls the water, and blows the right way, you would 

 now angle up the still deep to-day ; for betwixt the rocks 

 where the streams are, you will find it now too brisk ; and 

 besides, I would have you take fish in both waters. 



YIAT. I'll obey your direction, and so good morning to 

 you. Come, young man, let you and I walk together. But 

 hark you, sir, I have not done with you yet ; I expect another 

 lesson for angling at the bottom, in the afternoon. 



PiSC. Well, sir, I'll be ready for you. 



CHAPTER X. 



Pise. Oh, sir, are you returned? you have but just pre- 

 vented me. I was coming to call you. 



YIAT. I am glad then I have saved you the labour. 



Pise. And how have you sped? 



YIAT. You shall see that sir, presently; look you, sir, 

 here are three brace of trouts, one of them the biggest but 

 one that ever I killed with a fly in my life ; and yet I lost a 

 bigger than that, with my fly to boot ; and here are three 



