. The transgression of Terence Clancy. v^V^^.J^ KiisJ^^. THE TRANSGRESSION OFTERENCE CLANCY. CHAPTER I. HE trout in the Hollacomb canal hadfor many years been considered themost exclusive and aristocratic caste of thefish world In this neighbourhood. Cut offfrom the vulgar struggles and competition ofthe main stream, they had for generationsenjoyed that combination of repose and goodliving which makes for high-bred a man worried by small cares and heart-shaking bills waxes lean and bitter, andbecomes a person to be shunned of his fellow- VOL. III. 38 THE TRANSGRESSION OF man, so a
. The transgression of Terence Clancy. v^V^^.J^ KiisJ^^. THE TRANSGRESSION OFTERENCE CLANCY. CHAPTER I. HE trout in the Hollacomb canal hadfor many years been considered themost exclusive and aristocratic caste of thefish world In this neighbourhood. Cut offfrom the vulgar struggles and competition ofthe main stream, they had for generationsenjoyed that combination of repose and goodliving which makes for high-bred a man worried by small cares and heart-shaking bills waxes lean and bitter, andbecomes a person to be shunned of his fellow- VOL. III. 38 THE TRANSGRESSION OF man, so a trout in a moorland stream, everhungry, ever compelled to snap up every scrapof food that passes for fear it should go to fattenhis neighbour, becomes a reckless, pushing,vagabond sort of fish, devoid of self-respect,hateful to his fellow-trout. In this way itcomes to pass that even a duffer may alwayspick up a troutlet or two in rapid brokenwater. These youngsters, indeed, so farfrom having the nice discrimination of well-fed fish, will swallow down,transgressionoft03vall
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