No man is more tenacious of his secrets than your true angler.

"Sent the best home two hours ago; one weighed three pounds, on the faith of a man; indeed, I'm satisfied now; time to give up;" and the Corporal began to disjoint his rod.
"Ah, Sir!" said he, with a half sigh, "a pretty river this, don't mean to say it is not; but the river Lea for my money.

You know the Lea ?--not a morning's walk from Lunnun.

Mary Gibson, my first sweetheart, lived by the bridge,--caught such a trout there by the by!--had beautiful eyes--black, round as a cherry--five feet eight without shoes--might have listed in the forty-second." "Who, Bunting!" said Walter smiling, "the lady or the trout ?" "Augh!--baugh!--what?
Oh, laughing at me, your honour, you're welcome, Sir.

Love's a silly thing--know the world now--have not fallen in love these ten years.