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"Well," said I, " Terry, I've heard that Irishmen 

 can sometimes tell a lie if required, but I never heard 

 of any one telling so big a one as you can." " Sure 

 it's truth I'm tilling your anner," said Terry, "sure 

 it's no lie at all, at all. Did yer anner iver know 

 Terry till a lie ? sure yer anner might say the same 

 yoursel, and thin it's bilaving Terry Divvers that 

 you'd be. Sure and I'd not be surprised that you 

 say'd it this day." 



I had my rifle on board the boat, but being curious 

 to see the seals chasing the salmon, instead of going 

 to the bar and disturbing them, I had the boat 

 moored alongside a small kind of island, and there 

 we awaited the turn of the tide. Our friends on the 

 bar soon took to the water, and evidently began their 

 fishing, for the salmon or grilse, or salmon and grilse 

 for there were plenty of each springing out of 

 the water in all directions ; and as Terry expressed 

 it, " The divil such loping was iver seen." 



I was beginning to be tired of waiting, and having 

 my rifle felt much inclined to heave some boluses 

 at the said seals. I, however, desisted, and having 

 waited so long on purpose to see a seal come up 

 with a salmon under his arm, I contented myself 

 with chaffing Terry and smoking an endless number 



