THIRD DAY. 

 HALIEUSPOIETESORN1TEERPHYSICUS. 



SCENE DENHAM. 



Morning. 



HAL. You will soon take your leave, gentlemen, 

 of this agreeable villa ; but we must catch at least two 

 brace of trout to carry with us to London, as a 

 present for two worthy patrons of the angle. For 

 though I know our liberal host will have a basket of 

 fish packed up for each of our party, yet fish taken 

 this morning will be imagined a more acceptable 

 present than those caught yesterday. The May-fly 

 is already upon the water, though not in great 

 quantity, and it will consequently be more easy to 

 catch the fish, which I see are rising with great 

 activity. I advise you to go to the deep water below, 

 where you will find the largest fish, and I will soon 

 follow you. 



POIET. I hope I shall catch a large fish, a 



