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           JonesandoldBillyMaundersalltellingyouthattheyhadcaughtit.Ha!ha!ha!Well,thatisgood,"saidthehonestoldfellow,laughingheartily. "Yes,theyarethesorttogiveitme,toputupinmyparlour,iftheyhadcaughtit,theyare!Ha!ha!ha!" 

           Andthenhetoldustherealhistoryofthefish. Itseemedthathehadcaughtithimself,yearsago,whenhewasquitealad; notbyanyartorskill,butbythatunaccountableluckthatappearstoalwayswaituponaboywhenheplaysthewagfromschool,andgoesoutfishingonasunnyafternoon,withabitofstringtiedontotheendofatree. 

           Hesaidthatbringinghomethattrouthadsavedhimfromawhacking,andthatevenhisschool-masterhadsaiditwasworththerule-of-threeandpracticeputtogether. 

           Hewascalledoutoftheroomatthispoint,andGeorgeandIagainturnedourgazeuponthefish. 

           Itreallywasamostastonishingtrout. Themorewelookedatit,themorewemarvelledatit. 

           ItexcitedGeorgesomuchthatheclimbeduponthebackofachairtogetabetterviewofit. 

           Andthenthechairslipped,andGeorgeclutchedwildlyatthetrout-casetosavehimself,anddownitcamewithacrash,Georgeandthechairontopofit. 

           "Youhaven’tinjuredthefish,haveyou?"Icriedinalarm,rushingup. 

           "Ihopenot,"saidGeorge,risingcautiouslyandlookingabout. 

           Buthehad. Thattroutlayshatteredintoathousandfragments—Isayathousand,buttheymayhaveonlybeenninehundred. Ididnotcountthem