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information is at least as interesting as catch- 

 ing fish. I shall kill him by a blow on the 

 head. He, I suppose, is not worth crimping 

 afterwards? 



HAL. Certainly not, at this time; and 

 this is not necessary with a fish of this size, 

 which ought to be fried; but if we catch a 

 large grayling, approaching to 21bs. he shall 

 be killed, crimped, and boiled, like our Den- 

 ham trout; you will then find him excellent, 

 and not inferior, in my thinking, to the best 

 perch more like the most exquisitely tasted 

 of all our fish, the red mullet. 



PHYS. Out of the water, this is a hand- 

 some fish, broader round the middle, and 

 more hog-backed than the trout, but grace- 

 fully tapering towards the tail. The belly I 

 see is silvery with yellow, and the pectoral, 

 ventral and anal fins are almost gold- 

 coloured; the back gray with small black 

 spots, and the back fin beautifully coloured 

 bright purple, with black and blue spots. 

 It has likewise an agreeable odour; so that 

 both from its colour and smell it does not 

 seem undeserving the title given it by St. 



