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12 July 1881 — Syltebo, Romsdalsfjord | |
Tuesday. 12th [July 1881]. Read & wrote journal before I got up. Breakfast at 10. It was a wet morning misty & rainy. Henry went out fishing & began at Frieswold. Monty went up to Bjornes. The Genl. was by way of staying at home. I sat down to write & finished copying out my lace translation. As I was getting to the end of it Hill rushed in to say someone down on the river bank was catching a large fish. I concluded my work—jumped into my waterproof boots & went down to the Bank. There I found Henry who had just caught a salmon of 18 lbs & the Genl. who had gone out after all had caught one in the Bank pool of 15 lbs. Henry had got 2– They went on fishing a bit longer but caught no more this morng. We came in & got some biscuits & wine & then I set off down to the river bank to look for Monty in the hopes of seeing him catch a fish. I got down the steep bank & to a place where I thought I might find him. I was just giving it up when I saw him fishing in his boat & stayed. He said he had got nothing– I stayed watching him & picking wild flowers when suddenly he called to me & I saw his rod bent & that he had on a fish. He landed by the riverside & played it & in abt 10 minutes Thorwald the fisherman gaffed him & landed him. Monty found on weighing him he was 13 lbs. This is the first time I ever saw one killed. I then climbed the bank again & sauntered home—met Henry & we were driven in by a smart shower. Monty stayed out fishing until 4 o’cl when we dined. I began to carve Henry’s name on the door post but had to leave it to go out fishing with Monty & the old man of the sea. First we tried spearing & the ancient one speared 4 flounders & an eel in a most wonderful manner– Then we went on to fish for sythe—& Ericson took 2 of 9 lbs each. I took 2 or 3 haddock & Monty 5 or 6. We returned home abt 9.30. There was a good deal of mist rising on the water & it was cold. Last night as the old man did not pull up his boat very high Monty made me stand in the bow & taking me round the waist he lifted me on shore—to night old Ericson thinking it was the right thing suddenly seized me by the waist & attempted doing the same & the attempt was most ludicrous he being half my size & I should have fallen into the water only I did not trust to him but made a spring. We came home to find no salmon had been caught. Had supper & tea. Played cribbage with Henry & went to bed– | |
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