Reading the same book

I was in a second hand bookshop in Melbourne on a Wednesday. I was looking at a shelf of old books by Mark Twain. A book fell off the shelf. It was a book by the Russian author Ivan Turgenev titled "On the Eve". I have been a collector of Turgenev's books for a couple of years, but I did not have this book. I had no money on me, so I decided the next time I came in to the city I would buy it. On the Friday, I travelled by train to the city. I decided I would buy Turgenev's "On the Eve" that morning. A fellow got on the train two stations after me, sat down next to me, and began reading a book. It was "On the Eve" by Turgenev. As a statistician, I was surprised by the exactitude of this coincidence. I should note that I have experienced many coincidences, some benign like this; but others not so benign. I wish you well with the project.