In 1893 the author was staying at a Highland castle, when one of the ladies observed to her nephew, "So you and Susan _did_ drive in the dogcart; I saw you pass my window".

"No, we didn't; but we spoke of doing it." The lady then mentioned minute details of the dress and attitudes of her relations as they passed her window, where the drive turned from the hall door through the park; but, in fact, no such journey had been made.

Dr.Hack Tuke published the story of the "Arrival" of Dr.Boase at his house a quarter of an hour before he came, the people who saw him supposing him to be in Paris.

{86} When a person is seen in "Arrival" cases before he arrives, the affair is not so odd if he is expected.

Undoubtedly, expectation does sometimes conjure up phantasms, and the author once saw (as he supposed) a serious accident occur which in fact did not take place, though it seemed unavoidable.
Curiously enough, this creation of phantasms by expectant attention seems to be rare where "ghosts" are expected.