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another part of the river ; you shall each catch 

 a fish, and then we will give over; for the 

 evening's sport should be kept till a late sea- 

 son, July or August, when there is little 

 fly on in the day-time : and it would be spoil- 

 ing the diversion of our host, to catch or prick 

 all the fish in the upper water ; and with a 

 gentleman so truly liberal, and so profuse of 

 his means of giving pleasure to others, no im- 

 proper liberties should be taken. I shall not 

 fish myself, but shall have my pleasure in 

 witnessing your sport. It must be in a boat, 

 and you must steal slowly up the calm water, 

 and glide like aerial beings on the surface, 

 making no motion in the water, and showing 

 no shadow. Your fly must be an orange or 

 brown palmer with a yellow body ; for the 

 grey drake is not yet on the water. The fish 

 here are large, and the river weedy ; so you 

 must take care of your fish and your tackle. 



POIET. We have at least passed over half 

 a mile of water, and have seen no fish rise ; 

 yet there is a yellowish or reddish fly in the 

 air, which moves like a drake ; and there are 

 clouds of pale brown flies encircling the alders. 



