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plate ; take another golden pheasant neck ^ 

 feather, and prepare it exactly like the last, ^ 

 that the wing may be the same at each side 

 when tied on ; you now take hold of the fly in 

 the left, the fibres of the hackle remaining 

 under your finger and thumb, cut away the bit 

 of tinsel and hackle-stem first, take the wing 

 in your right, and lay it on the best side next 

 you, and hold it tight with the left finger and 

 thumb nails ; give two laps of the silk over it, 

 press it down tightly with the thumb nail, and 

 take another turn of the silk, place the third 

 finger against it to keep it on, till you lay on 

 the off side wing ; take it up as you did the 

 other, and tie it down at the small part of the 

 end, on the off side, hold it tight between the 

 left finger and thumb, pressing it at the same 

 time well down with the thumb nail of the 

 right, take two rolls of the silk firmly over 

 it, hold on manfully with the left, and give 

 it another nail or two with the right thumb, 

 make a running knot, lay it down awhile to 

 rest your fingers ; clip off the roots left hanging 

 or projecting at the head closely (be careful 

 always to leave enough of the hook bare to re- > 

 ^ ceive the wings, or you cannot manage it easily), ^ 



