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one, which this time he took, but with a very 

 disconsolate air, when a lucky thought struck 

 him. " Bia, go up to the farm and bring my 

 great-coat, this one is not very comfortable, 

 and see if you can find a pipe that has been 

 smoked." 



Robert said he would go and examine his 

 trimmers. 



"Robert," said I, "while you are out you 

 had better go and look after that jack." 



Robert turned on his heel, looking terribly 

 disgusted. While they are gone on their 

 respective missions we, " Recusans sub tegmine 

 fagi^' enjoy our baccy, at least I did, for 

 although the squire said the cigar was a very 

 good one (I prided myself on their being a 

 particularly choice brand of Cabanas), he kept 

 on lamenting the loss of his pipe. We of 

 course had all the incidents of our two fish 

 over again, and buttered each other most 

 plentifully no doubt. 



In due time Bia arrived with the coat and a 

 venerable churchwarden, which the squire 

 broke off to his liking, and having filled and 

 lighted, looked comparatively happy. 



Robert then arrived with a pike of about six 



