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ingly shall avail ourselves of your polite invitation to break- 

 fast at half-past seven exactly, when umpires shall be chosen, 

 hours determined, and other preliminaries settled. 



" We are, gentlemen, your obedient humble servants, 

 and brother anglers, 



" J. LEISTER. H. HACKLE. 



T. OTTER. T. GAFF. 



N. SWIVELTOP. W. MAY-FLY." 



Gaff. Excellent, Doctor ! Address to The 

 Honourable Fraternity of Anglers now residing at 

 Inn." 



Swivel. Even so ; and now let us append the 

 crest of our club a salmo rampant with the 

 motto. [Enter Meg.~\ Ho ! Meg who waits ? 



Meg. A boy, sir. 



Swivel. Let him run like a twinkling, and deliver 

 this, he knows where. [Exit Meg.~\ We must be 

 up with the larks. Is your tackle in readiness, 

 Jack? and yours, Tom? Ay! ay! always ready. 

 Read us the barometer, Harry. 



Hackle. Inclined to rise, Doctor. 



Swivel. 'Tis all the better. The water is still in 

 good trim a degree too small, but more room for 

 display of science. And now, as it is not very late, 

 let us draw out a code of river-regulations for the 

 protection and advantage of the competitors. We 

 can submit them for approval, before the contest 

 commences, to those gentlemen who have thrown 

 down the gauntlet; and I have no doubt they will 



