d, the fact remained that he was going to go.

[7] Now Lord Milner.

I remember having a talk at the time with Mr. Milner about it. I
remarked that the worst of people having premonitions is that they
carefully hide up their prophecies until after the event, and then no
one believed in them. "This time no one shall have the least doubt as to
the fact that I have had my premonition well in advance of the fact. It
is now October. I have told everybody whom it concerns whom I know. If
it happens not to come to pass I will never have faith in my
premonitions any more, and you may chaff me as much as you please as to
the superstition. But if it turns up trumps, then please remember that I
have played doubles or quits and won."

Nobody at the office paid much attention to my vision, and a couple of
months later Mr. Morley came to consult me as to some slight change
which he proposed to make in the terms of his engagement which he was
renewing for another year. As this change affected me slightly he came,
with that courtesy and consideration which he always displayed in his
dealings with his staff, to ask whether I should have any objection to
this alteration. As he was beginning to explain what this alteration
would be I interrupted him. "Excuse me, Mr. Morley," said I, "when will
this new arrangement come into effect?" "In May, I think," was the
reply. "Then," said I, "you do not need to discuss it with me. I shall
have sole charge of the _Pall Mall Gazette_ before that time. You
will not be here then, you will be in Parliament." "But," said Mr.
Morley, "that is only your idea. What I want to know is whether you
agree to the changes which I propose to make and which will somewhat
affect your work in the office?" "But," I replied, "it is no use talking
about that matter to me. You will not be here, and I shall be carrying
on the _Pall Mall Gazette_; then what is the use of talking about
it." Then Mr. Morley lifted his chin slightly in the air, and looking at
me with somewhat natural disdain, he asked, "And, pray, do you mean to
tell me that I have not to make a business arrangement because you have
had a vision?" "Not at all," said I; "you, of course, will make what
business arrangements you please,--I cannot expect you to govern your
conduct by my vision;--but as I shall have charge of the paper it is no
use discussing the question with me. You can make what arrangements you
please so far as I am concerned. They ar