50 SALMON1A. 



your fly with him. He must have been a 

 large fish, or he could not have disentangled 

 himself from so strong a gut. Try again, 

 there are fish now rising above and below; 

 where the water is in motion, opposite that 

 willow, there are two fish rising. 



POIET. I have one of them. 



HAL. Now you are doing well. Down 

 with the boat, and drag your fish downwards. 

 Continue to do so, as there are weeds all 

 round you. You can master him now ; keep 

 him high, and he is your own. Put the net 

 under him, and bring him into the boat; he 

 is a well fed fish, but not of the proper size 

 for a victim: about 21bs. v Now, Physicus, 

 try your fortune with the fish above that 

 rises so merrily still. You have him ! Now 

 use him as Poietes did the last. Very well; 

 I see he is a large fish, take your time. 

 He is landed; a fish nearly of 31bs. and in 

 excellent season. 



PHYS. An che lo son Piscatore I am 

 too a fisherman a triumph. 



HAL. Now we have finished our fishing, 

 and must return to the light supper of our 



