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The Book of Dreams and Ghosts
·
Andrew Lang
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"About
the
second
or
third
day
of
May,
1812,
I
dreamed
that
I
was
in
the
lobby
of
the
House
of
Commons
(a
place
well
known
to
me).
A
small
man,
dressed
in
a
blue
coat
and
a
white
waistcoat,
entered,
and
immediately
I
saw
a
person
whom
I
had
observed
on
my
first
entrance,
dressed
in
a
snuff-coloured
coat
with
metal
buttons,
take
a
pistol
from
under
his
coat
and
present
it
at
the
little
man
above-mentioned.
The
pistol
was
discharged,
and
the
ball
entered
under
the
left
breast
of
the
person
at
whom
it
was
directed.
I
saw
the
blood
issue
from
the
place
where
the
ball
had
struck
him,
his
countenance
instantly
altered,
and
he
fell
to
the
ground.
Upon
inquiry
who
the
sufferer
might
be,
I
was
informed
that
he
was
the
chancellor.
I
understood
him
to
be
Mr.
Perceval,
who
was
Chancellor
of
the
Exchequer.
I
further
saw
the
murderer
laid
hold
of
by
several
of
the
gentlemen
in
the
room.
Upon
waking
I
told
the
particulars
above
related
to
my
wife;
she
treated
the
matter
lightly,
and
desired
me
to
go
to
sleep,
saying
it
was
only
a
dream.
I
soon
fell
asleep
again,
and
again
the
dream
presented
itself
with
precisely
the
same
circumstances.
After
waking
a
second
time
and
stating
the
matter
again
to
my
wife,
she
only
repeated
her
request
that
I
would
compose
myself
and
dismiss
the
subject
from
my
mind.
Upon
my
falling
asleep
the
third
time,
the
same
dream
without
any
alteration
was
repeated,
and
I
awoke,
as
on
the
former
occasions,
in
great
agitation.
So
much
alarmed
and
impressed
was
I
with
the
circumstances
above
related,
that
I
felt
much
doubt
whether
it
was
not
my
duty
to
take
a
journey
to
London
and
communicate
upon
the
subject
with
the
party
principally
concerned.
Upon
this
point
I
consulted
with
some
friends
whom
I
met
on
business
at
the
Godolphin
mine
on
the
following
day.
After
having
stated
to
them
the
particulars
of
the
dream
itself
and
what
were
my
own
feelings
in
relation
to
it,
they
dissuaded
me
from
my
purpose,
saying
I
might
expose
myself
to
contempt
and
vexation,
or
be
taken
up
as
a
fanatic.
Upon
this
I
said
no
more,
but
anxiously
watched
the
newspapers
every
evening
as
the
post
arrived.
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