[Melbourne House, Volume 1 by Susan Warner]@TWC D-Link bookMelbourne House, Volume 1 CHAPTER IX 28/28
It met her notions. Then she went to get her fishing-rod which lay fallen into the water. "O Preston!" she exclaimed, "there is something on it!--it's heavy!--it's a fish!" "It _is_ a fish!" repeated Preston, as a jerk of Daisy's line threw it out high and dry on the shore--"and what's more, it's a splendid one. Daisy, you've done it now!" "And papa will have it for breakfast! Preston, put it in a pail of water till we come back.
There's that tin pail--we don't want it for anything--won't you? O I have caught one!" It was done; and Daisy and Preston set off on a charming walk up the brook; but though they tried the virtue of their bait in various places, however it was, that trout was the only one caught.
Daisy thought it was a fine day's fishing. They found Sam, sound and dry, mounting guard over the tin pail when they came back to it.
And I think Daisy held to her own understanding of the text that had been in debate; for there was a fine portion of lemon pie, jelly and sandwiches, laid by for him in the basket, and by Sam devoured with great appreciation..
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