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AN ANGLER AT LARGE

I: I know the beast. On the far side he lies, just below a drain.

Chaven: No, that one's in the next meadow. Wickham means the one about sixty yards above the third plank.

I: There's no corner for a good hundred yards above the third plank.

Chaven: That depends on what you call a corner. There's a distinct bend——

Wick: This was a corner. Turns to the left.

I: To the right, you mean.

Chaven: Oh! that's the one you mean. That one's right up beyond the hedge. That's the one under the alder.

Wick: No. There wasn't any alder. The bank's quite clear.

I: Well, which side was he?

Wick: My side.

I: Your side? Nonsense!

Chaven: Of course. He's about a pound and a half.

I: You don't mean the one with the white mark?

Chaven: No, that's about twenty yards above Wickham's fish.

Wick: No. I saw him just before I got to the one I'm telling you about. About thirty yards below. But he saw me and bolted. Besides,