I only know that I was ready for waking when the time came.

It came with a violent knocking at my door.
I sprang from bed, fully awake in a second, drew the bolt, and slipped back to bed.

With a hurried "May I come in ?" Aunt Janet entered.

She seemed relieved when she saw me, and gave without my asking an explanation of her perturbation: "Oh, laddie, I hae been so uneasy aboot ye all the nicht.

I hae had dreams an' veesions an' a' sorts o' uncanny fancies.