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Album: Folio 18 recto of album.

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Inscribed. Signed. Dated., Inscription: Inscribed recto: t. "How Biffins went out to fish for Chub."; u.l. "A friend lends him a rod."; u.c. "and after declaring the only / fault of the rod to consist in its smallness / he goes on his way rejoicing"; u.r. "but finding / out his mistake he sinks down / overcome on the sidewalk"; c.l. "Having recovered, he crosses / a stream and finds that / he is greatly assisted / in getting over, by his / having been to see Blondin / on the tight rope."; c.r. "Having arrived at his fishing ground, he puts his rod together / and finds he can throw a fly with it most successfully"; l.c. "He hooked a fish and owing to the timely arrival of a friend with a landing net, he l ands him"; l.r. "He returns home perfectly / satisfied with his day's / sport and the amount / of exercise he has gone / through in pursuit of it, / and recrosses the stream / by a more easy and / safer method.".