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up the rapids you were in a school, and 
when you were caught in the net and it 
broke-” 
“ It wouldn’t have broken if there 
hadn’t been a school of fish in it,” inter¬ 
rupted his aunt, tartly. “ That just 
proves what I say ; the weight of so many 
made the hole, and so I escaped. 
“ The only time when I came near get¬ 
ting caught was once when I was alone 
and got a hook in my gills. My ! it was 
terrible. I ought to have known better, 
but I was very hungry that morning, and 
when I saw that beautiful fly hanging 
over the water-” 
But Sammy had heard this story many 
times before, and was tired of the conver¬ 
sation. 
“ I don’t want to wait any longer for 
these lazy brothers and sisters of mine 
to get ready,” he said crossly. “ Besides, 
