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CHAP. II. 



Observations cf the OTTER and CHUB. 



Venator. MY friend Piscator, you have kept time with 

 my thoughts; for the sun is just rising, and I myself just 

 now come to this place, and the dogs have just now put 

 down an Otter. Look! down at the bottom of the hill 

 there, in that meadow, chequered with Water-lilies and 

 Lady-smocks; there you may see what work they make ; 

 look! look! you may see all busy; men and dogs; dogs 

 and men ; all busy. 



Pise. Sir, I am right glad to meet you, and glad to 

 have so fair an entrance into this day's sport, and glad 

 to see so many dogs and more men all in pursuit of the 

 Otter. Let us compliment no longer, but join unto them. 

 Come, honest Venator, let us be gone, let us make haste; 

 I long to be going; no reasonable hedge or ditch shall 

 hold me. 



Ven. Gentleman Huntsman where found you this Otter? 



Hunt. Marry, Sir, we found her a mile from this place, 

 a-fishing. She has this morning eaten the greatest part 

 of this Trout ; she has only left thus much of it as you 

 see, and was fishing for more; when we came we found 

 her just at it: but we were here very early, we were 

 here an hour before sun-rise, and have given her no rest 

 since we came; sure she will hardly escape all these dogs 

 and men. I am to have the skin if we kill her. 



Ven. Why, Sir, what is the skin worth? 



Hunt. It is worth ten shillings to make gloves; the 

 gloves of an Otter are the best fortification for your hands 

 that can be thought on against wet weather. 



