12 CAROLINE.

Rodolphus. Pole wanted.

Two boys a fishing.

appearance as she
lay floating in the
stream. The form
of the boat itself, and.
also those of the boys-
were very plainly re-
flected in the glassy
surface of the water
below. Phonny could
even see the reflec-
tion of the fishing-
pole which one of
the boys held in the
air.

The boy who had
Serena 9 no pole looked up

from his fishing, and when he saw Phonny and Malle-
ville on the shore, he called out,

“ Halloa! Phonny.”
“ FWalloa! Dolphin,” said Phonny.
“ Who is that? ” said Malleville, in an under-tone to

Phonny.
“ Rodolphus Linn,” said Phonny.
“Ts that Rodolphus ?” said Malleville. “He used to

work at our house once.”
“ Yes,” said Phonny, “in haying time. Now he works

in the mill.”
‘“ Phonny,” said Rodolphus, calling again, “what is

that you have got?”
“A fishing-pole,” said Phonny. “TI have just cut it.”

“ Give it to me, and I will give you some pond-lilies,”
said Rodolphus.