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THEtrainwentonupthetrackoutofsight,aroundoneofthehillsofburnttimber.Nicksatdownonthebundleofcanvasandbeddingthebaggagemanhadpitchedoutofthedoorofthebaggagecar.Therewasnotown,nothingbuttherailsandtheburned-overcountry.ThethirteensaloonsthathadlinedtheonestreetofSeneyhadnotleftatrace.ThefoundationsoftheMansionHousehotelstuckupabovetheground.Thestonewaschippedandsplitbythefire.ItwasallthatwasleftofthetownofSeney.Eventhesurfacehadbeenburnedofftheground.
Nicklookedattheburned-overstretchofhillside,wherehehadexpectedtofindthescatteredhousesofthetownandthenwalkeddowntherailroadtracktothebridgeovertheriver.Theriverwasthere.Itswirledagainstthelogspilesofthebridge.Nicklookeddownintotheclear,brownwater,coloredfromthepebblybottom,andwatchedthetroutkeepingthemselvessteadyinthecurrentwithwaveringfins.Ashewatchedthemtheychangedtheirpositionsbyquickangles,onlytoholdsteadyinthefastwateragain.Nickwatchedthemalongtime.
Hewatchedthemholdingthemselveswiththeirnosesintothecurrent,manytroutindeep,fastmovingwater,slightlydistortedashewatchedfardownthroughtheglassyconvexsurfaceofthepool,itssurfacepushingandswellingsmoothagainsttheresistanceofthelog-drivenpilesofthebridge.Atthebottomofthepoolwerethebigtrout.Nickdidnotseethematfirst.Thenhesawthematthebottomofthepool,bigtroutlookingtoholdthemselvesonthegravelbottominavaryingmistofgravelandsand,raisedinspurtsbythecurrent.
Nicklookeddownintothepoolfromthebridge.Itwasahotday.Akingfisherflewupthestream.ItwasalongtimesinceNickhadlookedintoastreamandseentrout.Theywereverysatisfactory.Astheshadowofthekingfishermovedupthestream,abigtroutshotupstreaminalongangle,onlyhisshadowmarkingtheangle,thenlosthisshadowashecamethroughthesurfaceofthewater,caughtthesun,andthen,ashewentbackintothestreamunderthesurface,hisshadowseemedtofloatdownthestreamwiththecurrent,unresisting,tohispostunderthebridgewherehetightenedfacingupintothecurrent.
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