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even fair day once out of a dozen expeditions, he must be 

 satisfied. I still live in hope that some day or other (for 

 I shall still persevere in barbel-fishing on my beloved 

 Thames) I shall have the take of barbel which will be 

 recorded in all future books on angling, and make my 

 name much more famous than I can ever expect it will 

 be as the author of these Notes. 



