Mitty's second daydream is about performing emergency surgery on the millionaire banker Wellington McMillan. The dream is triggered by Mitty's driving past a hospital. Mitty is pulled out of the dream when he nearly smashes his car into a Buick as he pulls into a parking lot.
The third daydream begins when Mitty hears a newsboy "shouting something about the Waterbury trial." Mitty dreams that he is on trial for a shooting murder. As Mitty delivers some shocking testimony, a near-riot ensues in the courtroom; as part of the pandemonium, a "lovely, dark-haired girl" leaps into Mitty's arms." The District Attorney hits the girl. Mitty punches the man on the chin, and refers to him as "you miserable cur," (a cur being a dirty, mutt dog). This dream-comment reminds Mitty that his wife had asked him to buy some dog biscuits. Mitty says, "puppy biscuit" and is back to reality.
In the fourth daydream, Mitty flies a bomber plane. The dream is triggered when Mitty waits for his wife in a hotel lobby and picks up a magazine and begins to read an article entitle, "Can Germany Conquer the World Through the Air?" Mitty is brought out of his dream when his wife arrives and taps him on the shoulder.
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