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railway station of departure was a big throng of in- 

 tending passengers. When the train was made up and 

 backed into the station, the crowd was fairly distributed 

 along the platform. In front of me were three ladies 

 and a gentleman forming one party. The quartette had 

 a large quantity of hand baggage, together with coats, 

 stacked beside them. The gentleman entered a com- 

 partment, and, taking the baggage handed to him, com- 

 pletely filled both luggage racks. The ladies then joined 

 their companion and the corner seats were quickly occu- 

 pied. When the other passengers, including myself, 

 entered the compartment, there was not an inch of avail- 

 able space on the racks, and the selfish four assumed 

 vacajit expressions whilst the last entrants, to the number 

 of six, endeavoured to balance their belongings on their 

 knees. 



As we journeyed mile after mile in needless discomfort, 

 I could not help thinking that if this present-day doctrine 

 of " what's yours is mine and what's mine is my own " 

 enters the realms of sport, angling will be a very poor 

 business, and we can say a sad " good-bye " to all the 

 old esprit de corps. 



CHAPTER VII 



DAY FISHING WITH FLY 



AN opinion which is held by a number of anglers is 

 that sea-trout cannot be caught during daylight 

 hours. This view is altogether too sweeping in its sug- 

 gestiveness to be accepted seriously, as there are so many 

 pros and cons to be taken into account. In the first 

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