Hundreds of them, and no two alike, and all the nineteen colors of the rainbow.

I'm going to put on this one--see--it's dressed long and light, to look like a grasshopper.
Queen of the Waters, they call it." "Listen!" said she suddenly, raising a finger.

"What was that ?" "What was it?
Nothing in the world except the biggest grayling I ever saw! He broke up there just at the head of the pool where the water runs deep under the willows, just off the bar.

If I can get this fly just above him--wait now--sit perfectly still where you are." He passed up the stream a few paces and began to cast, measuring the distance with the fly still in the air.

She could hear the faint whistle of the line, and some idea of what he was doing came to her.
And then she heard an exclamation, synchronous with a splash in the pool.
"Got him!" said he.