450 LORD LO vat's NET 



the time stipulated, but Sir R. Taylor gave him an 

 extra day, going double or quits on the event, and 

 Lord Lovat succeeded in killing a small trout of some 

 three ounces in weight. The line was made of cob- 

 webs, as stipulated, just strong enough to hold a tiny 

 hook, and so the extraordinary feat was performed. 



And now it remains for me to close yet another 

 portion of the present work, and in doing so I sincerely 

 wish my readers, if they have accompanied me thus far 

 \\\ my chatter on sport, the usual toast of one angler to 

 another, viz., ' A tight line ;' and I may add, ' and 

 many a one.' 



