XII 



THE MYSTERY OF A THAMES 

 SALMON 



" AMARYLLIS," said William with studied 

 carelessness, " is thinking of taking up fish- 

 ing." 



I did not encourage him, merely saying 

 "Oh!" in as non-committal a tone as I 

 could manage. 



He went on rather dubiously, " She 

 wants to catch salmon, because they make 

 such good presents." I nodded politely, 

 but did not comment on his statement. 

 William has been married to Amaryllis for 

 three months, and is the most dutiful of 

 husbands. 



He seemed a little dashed by my lack of 

 sympathy, and relighted his pipe, which 

 had gone out. Then he returned gallantly 

 to the charge. " And so, you know, we 



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