On undressing he missed a cheque for a large sum, which he had received during the day.
He hunted everywhere in vain, went to bed, slept, and dreamed that he saw the cheque curled round an area railing not far from his own door.
He woke, got up, dressed, walked down the street and found his cheque in the place he had dreamed of.

In his opinion he had noticed it fall from his pocket as he walked to the letter-box, without consciously remarking it, and his deeper memory awoke in slumber.

{11a} THE DUCKS' EGGS A little girl of the author's family kept ducks and was anxious to sell the eggs to her mother.

But the eggs could not be found by eager search.

On going to bed she said, "Perhaps I shall dream of them".
Next morning she exclaimed, "I _did_ dream of them, they are in a place between grey rock, broom, and mallow; that must be 'The Poney's Field'!" And there the eggs were found.