An account

I knew his father to be very seriously ill, which no doubt was the reason why my thoughts took this direction. 2 See p. 48, note. have been quite out of sorts all day for poor old Bruce, to whom I wrote this morning. Told M. and R. of my feeling and experiences of the night. [The entry for April 12 mentions a conversation with Mr. and Mrs. M., in which Mr. Grant remembers that he described the occurrence.] Entry for April 13. In afternoon went over to my aunt M.'s, had a long talk with her, told her and J. and others all about my presentiment. I have not heard from poor Bruce yet. Entry for April 14. Up early, at half -past seven — expecting a letter. The letter has come, as I expected — deep black edge ; but it is not his father, but his brother, that has died, poor old E., date and all, on Tuesday. ... I wrote to him this morning. I will not tell him of my strange meeting of Tuesday morning or Monday night. . . . Witnesses to this strange pre-knowledge of mine : Mrs. R., my housekeeper ; Mrs. C, my aunt ; J., my cousin (Captain C.) ; other cousins, Mrs. M. and Mr. M., Mr. H. R., and Mme. G. So you see ^ I am not without my authorities, besides my written journal. Entry for April 15. Wrote a long letter to my father, giving him what news there was, and telling him about my queer experience. The following is a copy, made by the present writer, of a letter written to Mr. Grant by Mr. M., on June 3, 1886 :— We distinctly remember your telling us about the strange circumstance that took place before ^ the death of one of your friends. The details have escaped our memory, but we remember that it was a case of premonition, which was afterwards verified.