He shook his head, and held up one. "That's all," he said, drawing his hand over his mouth by way of preparation for conversation.
"I should not think there would be as many fish here as in the lake," she continued, keeping her boat at a distance by a slight motion of her oars.
"When the wind blows hard, there's more in the river," he answered. "Wind blows to-day."
Was she mistaken? Had he given a sound of d to th?
"But the water of the lake must be colder," she said, hardly able to pronounce the word herself.
"Yes, in places where it's deep. But it's mostly shaller."
"How cold is it? Very cold?" (Was she saying "gold" too?)
"No, not very, this time o' year. But cold enough in April."
"What?"
"Cold enough in April," replied the fisherman, his small eyes gazing at her with increasing approbation.