. The complete angler; or, The contemplative man's recreation, being a discourse of rivers, fish-ponds, fish and fishing. Fishing. '^^]!^ Clje C|)irD Dag. CHAPTER IX. PISCATOR. A good-day to you, Sir; I see you will always be stirring before me. Viator'. Why, to tell you the truth, I am so allured with the sport I had yesterday, that I long to be at the river again ; and when I heard the wind sing in my chamber window, could forbear no longer, but leapt out of bed, and had just made an end of dressing myself as you came in. PiSCATOR. Well, I am both glad you are so ready for the day, and
. The complete angler; or, The contemplative man's recreation, being a discourse of rivers, fish-ponds, fish and fishing. Fishing. '^^]!^ Clje C|)irD Dag. CHAPTER IX. PISCATOR. A good-day to you, Sir; I see you will always be stirring before me. Viator'. Why, to tell you the truth, I am so allured with the sport I had yesterday, that I long to be at the river again ; and when I heard the wind sing in my chamber window, could forbear no longer, but leapt out of bed, and had just made an end of dressing myself as you came in. PiSCATOR. Well, I am both glad you are so ready for the day, and that the day is so fit for you. And look you, I have made you three or four flies this morning ; this silver-twist hackle, this bear's dun, this light brown, and this dark brown, any of which I daresay will do; but you may try them all, and see which does best : only I must ask your pardon that I cannot wait upon you this morning, a little business beihg fallen out, that for two or three hours will deprive me of your company ; but I'll come and call you home to dinner, and my man shall attend you. Viator. Oh, Sir, mind your affairs by all means. Do but lend me a little of your skill to these fine flies, and, unless it have forsaken me since yesterday, I shall find luck of my own, I hope, to do something. Pl-SCATOR. The best instruction I can give you is, that seeing the wind curls the water, and blows the right . way, you would. 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; Nicolas, Nicholas Harris, Sir, 1799-1848. ed. London, Chatto and Windus
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