Richard was a few minutes late but, as Mrs K. could see from the window, he was not running. He seemed quite composed and did not apologize about being late as he had done on former occasions. He said he had brought the fleet and put it out in formation: two battleships ahead, the others following. He told Mrs K. that he had dreamt all night and the dreams had been very unpleasant. He did not want to talk about them and, anyway, he only remembered the