. The compleat angler. Fishing. CHAPTER VII. lAT. Come, sir, having now well dined, and being again set in your little house, I will now challenge your promise, and entreat you to proceed in your instruction for fly-fishing ; which that you may be the better encouraged to do, I will assure you that I have not lost, I think, one syllable of what you have told me ; but very well retain all your directions, both for the rod, line, and making a fly ; and now desire an account of the flies themselves. Pisc. Why, sir, I am ready to give it you, and shall have the whole afternoon to do it in, if nobo
. The compleat angler. Fishing. CHAPTER VII. lAT. Come, sir, having now well dined, and being again set in your little house, I will now challenge your promise, and entreat you to proceed in your instruction for fly-fishing ; which that you may be the better encouraged to do, I will assure you that I have not lost, I think, one syllable of what you have told me ; but very well retain all your directions, both for the rod, line, and making a fly ; and now desire an account of the flies themselves. Pisc. Why, sir, I am ready to give it you, and shall have the whole afternoon to do it in, if nobody come in to interrupt us ; for you must know (besides the unfitness of the day) that the afternoons, so early in March, signify very little for angling with a fly, though with a minnow, or a worm, something might (I confess) be done. 317. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683; Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687; Le Gallienne, Richard, 1866-1947 ed. London ; New York : John Lane
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