78 SALMONIA. [THIRD DAY 



companion to tliat winch Ornither took yesterday 

 with a natural fly. 



\_Halieus leaves them fishing, and returns to the house ; but soon 

 comes back and joins his companions, whom he finds fishing 

 below in the river.] 



HAL. Well, gentlemen, what sport ? 



P01ET. The fish are rising everywhere; but 

 though we have been throwing over them with all 

 our skill for a quarter of an hour, yet not a single 

 one will take, and I am afraid we shall return to 

 breakfast without our prey. 



HAL. I will try ; but I shall go to the other side, 

 where I see a very large fish rising. There ! I have 

 him at the very first throw. Land this fish, and put 

 him into the well. Now I have another ; and I have 

 no doubt I could take half a dozen in this very place, 

 where you have been so long fishing without 

 success. 



PHYS. You must have a different fly; or have 

 you some unguent or charm to tempt the fish ? 



HAL. No such thing. If any of you will give me 

 your rod and fly, I will answer for it, I shall have 

 the same success. I take your rod, Physicus. And 

 lo ! I have a fish ! 



PHYS. What can be the reason of this? It is 

 perfectly inexplicable to me. Yet Poietes seems to 



