steering, and the seven black crows were in front of me. I had a
great trouble to steer my vessel. And as I went on the vessel struck
a steeple, and exploded, and I awoke. Whereupon I jumped out of bed,
looking very pale."

I left him on the beach at 11.30, after he told me this, when he
went home. When he got home he could see seven black crows on the
house. Other people could see the crows, but could not count them.
He saw them all perched head on. He went into the house, and said,

"There is something in these crows, Jane; see them on the roof."

She cried out and ran out and looked, but could not see the seven.
After that he didn't seem to be himself, though there was nothing
the matter with him. A week afterwards, I went out on the Sunday
morning after breakfast, and there was a seat on the beach, and on
it sat this man, Johnny, and another man.

"Why, Johnny, you look very pale," I said.

"Do I?" he said.

"Yes! indeed you do," I replied.

"Well, I don't know, I have had such dreams."

"What will they have been, then?" I asked.

"That I was in a full-rigged ship, with all sails set; I was all
alone, but could see nothing, only seven black crows. I counted