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EIGHTH DAY. 



HALIEUS POIETES ORNITHER 

 PHYSICUS. 



SCENE DOWNTON. 



POIET. THIS is a beautiful day, and I 

 think, for fishing, as well as for the enjoy- 

 ment of the scenery, finer than yesterday. 

 The wind blows from the south, and is 

 balmy; and though a few clouds are collect- 

 ing, they are not sufficiently dense to ex- 

 clude the warmth of the sun, and, as honest 

 fishermen, we ought to prefer his warmth to 

 his light. 



HAL. I do not think, as the day ad- 

 vances, there will be any deficiency of light ; 

 and I shall not be sorry for this, as it will 

 enable you to see the grounds of Downton, 

 and the distances in the landscape, to more 

 advantage : nor will light interfere much 



