…suet roly-poly — spotted monkey, my kiddie calls it — bathed in butter sauce. Now, to tell you the truth, sir, its lather a favourite pudding of mine, still they need not have given me half of it. And then, sir, when I had helped the last piece down with my fork and was feeling like a stuffed Christmas stocking, on came dessert and wine.”What! You won’t have a glass of port?”Mrs. Montague cried, looking at me with a pained expression in her big, innocent blue eyes. ‘Oh, you must have one, Constable, just one! Come, you can’t refuse a lady!’”The sergeant, ma’am!’ I gasped, for I could hardly articulate a sound owing to the pudding and — potatoes; ‘ if the sergeant smells port, ma’am, I shall be discharged!’”You needn’t be afraid of that. Constable,” Mrs. Montague laughed. ‘We will give you some peppermints, which I can guarantee will…

…or a ‘Tec?”I see I must explain myself,” she said, pulling out a chair from the table and sitting down.”Though I’m living in a big house in Park Lane, Mr. Bailey, I’m a poor woman. My husband has all the money, and not I.” “That doesn’t sound quite fair, ma’am,” I muttered, not knowing exactly what other remark to make.”Fair! Of course it isn’t fair!” she snapped. “Nothing is fair, is it? But come, I’m not here to expatiate on injustice. Have you ever been hard up, Mr. Bailey? You have. Good! Then you can sympathise with me. I am hard up— so hard up that I am anxious to sell my diamonds — a wedding present from my husband — and, being a wedding present and positively the only present he has ever given me, you can understand my difficulty. In short, I want to sell it, but dare…

…with a leap, he was gone. I shouted out to him, ” Why not ask that tree?” (There was a poplar growing near) but he did not hear me, and was out of sight before I could speak again. I walked on, but had not gone very far, before I came across a boy standing on a big stone, and blowing out his cheeks. There was a look of the most exquisite joy in his round, gooseberry eyes, as if he found his occupation the most delightful in the world. ”Why, what on earth are you doing?”I asked. He opened his mouth and out flew a swarm of bees. “Oh! Isn’t it Paradise?” he said. ”Paradise! They make their honey in my stomach!” “But don’t they sting you?” I asked. “Well, now you come to speak of it, I believe they do” the boy responded, “but what is that compared…

…dream that you are being massaged by your ex-boyfriend means that you need to relax in your current relationship. Maybe you need to let go some of defensiveness that you have been putting forth. You may have been putting up a wall or shield around you. You need to learn to trust people again. To dream that you ex-boyfriend gives you a doll or stuffed animal, then such dream shows that you are seeking for supportive, encouraging and nurturing features in a relationship. This isn’t suggests that you want you ex-boyfriend back. Alternatively, the dream could characterize some undeveloped relationship which may (or may not) describe the relationship you had with your ex. To dream that you see your ex-boyfriend dressed in a costume at a hospital shows that you have come to terms with that relationship. Have you completed the healing process of your feelings in the heart?…

…A lost donkey with an unknown master in a dream represents an ignorant, obtrusive and a demanding person. To own donkeys in a dream means mixing with a group of ignorant people. If one’s donkey becomes obstinate and does not move forward except with beating in a dream, it means that one’s sustenance and earnings come only through super- erogatory prayers and increased devotion. An obedient donkey in a dream represents the vigilance of its owner. Driving a donkey inside one’s house in a dream means bringing new income. Only the braying of a donkey is disliked in a dream, though the rest is generally beneficial. A donkey in a dream represents honesty in seeking one’s livelihood and earning clean money. If it indicates the person who is seeing the dream, then it means that he buys and sells impure merchandise, pigs, monkeys, toys or games. (Also see Zebra)…

…trying to escape, suggests that you’re engaging in risky businesses that’ll likely cause failures and losses. Dreaming of yourself as an actor in a play may mean that you’ll soon receive satisfactions and joys, even though they’ll be temporary and inconsequential. It also insinuates that you want to be the center of attention, but you must make sure that you don’t exaggerate it, so you don’t leave a bad impression on others. Dreaming of yourself as an owner or manager of a low-profile theater insinuates that you’re in risk of suffering important losses because of your own squandering, which could simply mean you’re wasting energy, or that the plans or ideas referring to the matters you’re handling in life are not clear enough. Dreaming of yourself as a manager or director of a big theater, in which serious plays are presented, may mean that your desires will come true….

…Dreaming about grapes is a good sign. Eating grapes in a dream means that soon you will have many responsibilities which you will carry out successfully. Dreaming about grapes hanging from the plant suggests that the expected success will come soon. If you are eating the grapes but you think they can be harmful or poisonous, it means you’re doubtful about any important matter you’re involved, which will prevent or delay success. This fruit is a symbol of joy and lack of inhibition. It is also an omen of fertility and abundance. If grapes are big and juicy, then it indicates success in business and a good moment to start companies which will be useful for you. On the other hand, if grapes are in poor condition, they presage money worries and illness. Raisins mean adversities and emotional problems….

If it’s decapitated, it means your ideas, projects and dreams cannot be achieved or materialized in short term; dreaming of a big head indicates health and abundance; a small head means the start of an illness and impairment in the economy. Dreaming of a head separated from the rest of the body represents a mismatch between the way you think and the way you act. If you have an ailment in the head, it’s a sign of adversities to come.

…Reaching a well which is dug for the general public to draw from its water means getting relief after suffering from difficulties. Finding a well adjacent to a barmaid in a dream means finding a spiritual teacher, or joining a fellowship and a school for the seekers. If one sees the well of Zamzam quenching the thirst of people in a particular neighborhood other than Mecca in a dream, it means that a gnostic will come to that town, and whose knowledge and wisdom will greatly benefit its people. It also may denote the bounty and blessings which are imparted to that town, or it could denote the victory of its people over their real enemy. Drinking from such a well in a dream means fulfillment of one’s intentions and satisfaction of his needs. In a dream, a well also means a prison or depression. If one is in such…

…Foxes figure so largely in folk-lore that one need not be surprised that fox-dreams, in the case of many people, are particularly significant. Silver foxes in dreams would appear to portend excessive good fortune; black foxes, excessive misfortune; ordinary foxes, good luck in a moderate degree.Among the fox-dreams that have been related to me was one dreamed by a Negro. ”I dreamed,” he said, ” I was starving to death in the streets of a big city, and had come to the decision that, sooner than go on in misery, I would terminate my existence in a deep, brown river that flowed sluggishly by me, when suddenly a white fox came bounding down the street, and, stopping in front of me; vomited sovereign after sovereign. With a wild shout of delight, I sprang forward, and, clutching hold of the gold, was filling my pockets with it when I awoke….