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tons, or even less ; and if he chooses to make it his 

 home, it will cost no more than if he hired lodgings 

 and dined at home, or at his club. Supposing he 

 does not like knocking about in winter time, which 

 is not agreeable, he can always lay her up in some 

 nice harbour, and still live on board. If he is fond 

 of his gun, he can take her to many places and lay 

 her up — where he can get shooting as well, always 

 living on board — South Wales, Ireland, Trance, and 

 many parts of England and Scotland. And besides 

 sea-fishing, he may get other fishing in the same 

 way. 



At the end of the yachting season there are hun- 

 dreds of boats to be bought at a very moderate 

 figure, sometimes almost for nothing. Tor the pur- 

 pose I have named, you want no wedge-like racing 

 craft, but a boat with a good floor, good beam, and 

 light draft of water, with summer and winter sails, 

 in fact, a nice roomy seaworthy boat. 



But in buying you must be cautious, and have 

 some one with you who thoroughly understands 

 the business, otherwise you may invest in a craft 

 whose timbers are rotten, and the planking no 

 stronger than brown paper ; there is nothing that 

 one who does not thoroughly understand the matter 

 is easier taken in with than boats. 



Having now told you how shooting, &c, may be 



