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She quickly seized the fish and with a stone

Ended its flurry, then removed the hook,

Untied the fly with well-poised fingers. Done,

She asked him where he kept his fishing-book.

He pointed to a coat flung on the ground.

She searched the pockets, found a shagreen case,

Replaced the fly, noticed a golden stamp

Filling the middle space.

Two letters half rubbed out were there, and round

About them gay rococo flowers wound

And tossed a spray of roses to the clamp.

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