He said it to me when I was about nine and believed more or less anything. I might ask again and see if he fails to remember it entirely.

The lightning was proper streaky forkful lightning! It was great really. It made the sky quite purple. I'm a bit fond of lighting. I saw great lightning in India once where I was on the southern edge of a mountain range and could see pretty much all the sky it was possible to see, and about ten bolts struck altogether in a long line. It was ridiculously exciting.