\"AboutaweekbeforethatIwasdowninthebedoftheRedclayCreekfishingfor`tailers’。I’dbeengettingonallrightwiththehousemaidatthe`Royal’——sheusedtohaveplatesofpuddingandhotpieformeonthebiggridironarrangementoverthekitchenrange;
andafterthethirdtuck-outIthoughtitwasgoodenoughtodoabitofabear-upinthatdirection。Shementionedoneday，yarning，thatshelikedastrollbythecreeksometimesinthecooloftheevening。
Ithoughtshe’dbeoffthatday，soIsaidI’dgoforafishafterI’dknockedoff。IthoughtImightgetabite。
Anyway，Ididn’tcatchLizzie——tellyouaboutthatsomeothertime。
\"ItwasSunday。I’dbeenfishingforLizzieaboutanhourwhenIsawaskirtonthebankoutofthetailofmyeye——