no more.

[SCENE: Straw-roofed fishing hut, as before. Fishing men returning in
straggling order. Bottles opened without loss of time. Black drakes
dancing in the air. Surface of river marked by never a sign of fish.
Flotsam and jetsam of shucks drifting down, and forming in mass at the
eddies. Swifts and swallows exceedingly busy everywhere. Sun
hastening to western hill-tops. Beautiful evening effects on field and
wood, especially on hawthorn grove, in the light of the hour,
snow-white, touched with golden gleam.]

R. O. (handing rod to keeper, and taking creel from boy): It's all over
now. Short rise to-day. We shall be having a morning and evening rise
to-morrow very likely. Now for the spoil. Where's Georgy? We want
his steelyard.

GEORGY: Here I am. Here's my basket, and here's my game-book on my
shirt cuff--1 1/2, 1 3/4, 2, 2 1/4, 1 1/4, 1 1/4, a d----d big dace,
and a black grayling.

R. O.: Oh, a grayling on the 3rd June!

GEORGY: Couldn't help it; fly right down his gullet. Besides, you said
you wanted them all out of the water.

The PARSON (weighing his fish): Mine is a back seat. I had twenty
misses to one hit. Still, I'm content--3 lb., 2 1/4 lb., and a pound
roach.

The GENERAL (smoking a cheroot on a chair brought out of the hut): My
muster roll is soon read--three fish, total 4 lb.

R. O.: Harvey has reckoned me up. There are five fish, weighing 10 lb.

SUFFIELD (sauntering up and humming "Now the labourer's task is o'er,"
and surveying the groups of trout, disposed on the grass in their
tribes and households apart): What a sight for the tired angler. Ah!
after you with the shandy-gaff. How many? I really haven't counted;
but I've had a lovely time at the wood. (Harvey turns out basket, and
weighs fish.) Only seven--well, I must do better next time. 13 lb.,
too; that's not high average; but I report myself satisfied. Here
comes Terlan with the mainmast of his brother's yacht.

TERLAN (smiling): Yes, the spar is all right. Sport? Pretty fair, but
I haven't been working like galley slaves as some of you have. Lay the
lot out decently, Tommy, and don't smother them in grass next time.

R. O.: This is the bag of bags, gentlemen. Four brace of trout, and at
the head of the row a fish of 3 3/4 lb. Have him set up, Terlan; it's
the most shapely fellow I ever saw taken out of the river. But I see
the wagonette coming down to the mill. Where's the doctor?

SUFFIELD: Oh