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fhow of their finny excellencies upon the green 

 fward. Every {bream, he afTured me, he had 

 worked well in coming up ; accordingly I was 

 quite ready to accede to his propofal to walk on 

 towards the road, and meet the carriage. 



Pifcator. You have not told me yet what you 

 think of the Monnow. 



Clericus. Think of it ! Why, that a fweeter 

 ftream there cannot be. 



Pifcator. I have been with one of the keepers 

 all the morning, and he fays, he never remembers 

 fo many fifh in the river as now, though very few 

 have been caught the laft few days. 



Clericus. That, I fuppofe, has difperfed the fifh- 

 ermen. Only two have I fallen in with the whole 

 of the day, and fuch comical fellows ! they were 

 enough of themfelves to frighten the fifh into fits. 



Pifcator. A fcore of rods have I feen here before 

 now, hard at work on the fame day. 



Clericus. There I think your club is in error. 

 I fhould ftrongly recommend you to reduce your 

 fixty members by degrees to half the number, and 

 increafe your fubfcriptions in proportion. Or, if 

 not, make a rule that no ftranger (hall fifh alone, 

 that is, unaccompanied by the member who pro- 

 vided him with a ticket. 



