premise: He is , as has been previously noted here a fine fly - fisher and a fine gillie . Shortly a tubby man of a working - class nature came a - tugging at my elbow , seemingly to offer casting advice . How on earth would a man of this standing know a single thing about fly - fishing ? Fly - fishing is the exclusive pursuit of toffs is it not ? What happened after the man provided you with advice on fly fishing ?
hypothesis: I listened to his advice but disregarded it and continued with what I was doing