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that he had been guilty of. He then stated 

 that a few nights before the discovery of 

 Winter's body, he was going to fish in 

 the pool under the Giant's Cave, and being 

 on the top of the rocks he looked down 

 and saw Winter there busily fishing. He 

 halloed to him to go away from that spot, 

 as it was his part of the river, and Winter 

 had no right to be there. Winter refused 

 to go, and replied he had as much right 

 to be there as Sandy; upon which the 

 latter threw a large stone on the poacher 

 below, and knocked him down into the 

 river. He then ran away, and when he 

 afterwards heard of Winter being disco- 

 vered drowned, he kept the occurrence a 

 secret until he found himself dying. 



J. A curious story, truly : it might 

 furnish matter for a melodrama. I believe 

 the trout in the Eamont do not usually 

 exceed three to the pound ? 



S. No : the gentleman who communi- 



