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have contributed in a more effectual manner 

 to their comforts, than by placing the good 

 people, who were once his servants, in this 

 comfortable inn. 



PHYS. Are we to fish according to any 

 rule, as to quantity or size of fish ? 



HAL. You are at perfect liberty to fish 

 as you like; but as it is possible you may 

 catch grayling only of this year, and which 

 are not longer than the hand, I conclude you 

 will return such pigmies to the river, as a 

 matter of propriety, though not of necessity. 



POIET. This river seems formed of two 

 Other streams, which join above our inn. 

 What are the names of its sources ? 



HAL. The small river to the left is called 

 the Teme, or Little Tenie, and though the 

 least stream, it gives name to the river : the 

 other, and more copious stream, is called the 

 Clun. The Little Teme contains principally 

 trout ; the Clun, both trout and grayling : but 

 the fish are more abundant in the meadows, 

 between this place and Downton, than in 

 other parts of the river ; for above, the stream 

 is too rapid and shallow to be favourable to 



