’Oh，Iwish！oh，IwishtoseeWhomytrueloveistobe！’
Shortlyaftermidnight，youwillseeyourloverinadream，andbeinformedatthesametimeofalltheprincipaleventsofyourfuturelife。
“St。Swithin’sEve——Selectthreethingsyoumostwishtoknow；
writethemdownwithanewpenandredinkonasheetoffine-wovepaper，fromwhichyoumustpreviouslycutoffallthecornersandburnthem。Foldthepaperintoatrue-lover’sknot，andwraprounditthreehairsfromyourhead。Placethepaperunderyourpillowforthreesuccessivenights，andyourcuriositytoknowthefuturewillbesatisfied。
“St。Mark’sEve——Repairtothenearestchurchyardastheclockstrikestwelve，andtakefromagraveonthesouth-sideofthechurchthreetuftsofgrassthelongerandrankerthebetter，andongoingtobedplacethemunderyourpillow，repeatingearnestlythreeseveraltimes，’TheEveofSt。Markbypredictionisblest，Setthereforemyhopesandmyfearsalltorest: