he "Last Night of the World" begins when a husband asks his wife, "What would you do if you knew that this was the last night of the world?" (1.) She responds that she doesn't know - she hasn't given it much thought. Her husband urges her to start thinking about it because tonight is the last night of the world. She asks if a hydrogen bomb or atomic bomb is on the horizon, but that's not the case.
He knows it is the last night of the world because of an ominous dream he had the night before. He didn't think much of it, but when he went to the office one of his colleagues had the same dream. His colleague didn't seem surprised that they had both had the same dream, and it turns out that many people in the office had the same dream. They were all at peace about it, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.