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... his strange proposal , it struck me that it was a plain , matter - of - fact , pounds , shillings and pence view of the subject ; and , if I was fairly attacked upon that point , I should not stand half a chance in the argument .
... his strange proposal , it struck me that it was a plain , matter - of - fact , pounds , shillings and pence view of the subject ; and , if I was fairly attacked upon that point , I should not stand half a chance in the argument .
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A male henharrier was flitting stealthily above the heather , seeking his breakfast where it would be easily found , with small chance of human company at his morning meal . Now and then an Alpine hare would canter lazily away ...
A male henharrier was flitting stealthily above the heather , seeking his breakfast where it would be easily found , with small chance of human company at his morning meal . Now and then an Alpine hare would canter lazily away ...
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Peter , however , was talkative as ever , evidently in high glee that there was every chance of a shot . We now struck off to the left , as if walking away from the eyrie . Having taken a long circuit , we edged in , till we got a slope ...
Peter , however , was talkative as ever , evidently in high glee that there was every chance of a shot . We now struck off to the left , as if walking away from the eyrie . Having taken a long circuit , we edged in , till we got a slope ...
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By changing the fly judiciously , you have nearly as good a chance with one as with two , although sometimes the fish may be a little longer in stirring . Don't be too certain that you have detected the most killing fly because fish ...
By changing the fly judiciously , you have nearly as good a chance with one as with two , although sometimes the fish may be a little longer in stirring . Don't be too certain that you have detected the most killing fly because fish ...
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With these reduced flies , and no glaring sunshine on the water , a fish may now and then be taken in the pools , when there would have been no chance with the smallest salmon hook . An excellent fly for some light summer waters is a ...
With these reduced flies , and no glaring sunshine on the water , a fish may now and then be taken in the pools , when there would have been no chance with the smallest salmon hook . An excellent fly for some light summer waters is a ...
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Page i - THE MOOR AND THE LOCH. Containing Minute Instructions in all Highland Sports, with Wanderings over Crag and Correi, Flood and Fell. By JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq. Third Edition. 8vo, with Illustrations, 12s. 6d. SALMON-CASTS AND STRAY SHOTS: Being Fly-Leaves from the Note-Book of JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq., Author of * The Moor and the Loch,