Grace
Twogentlemenwhowereinthelavatoryatthetimetriedtolifthimup:
buthewasquitehelpless。Helaycurledupatthefootofthestairsdownwhichhehadfallen。Theysucceededinturninghimover。Hishathadrolledafewyardsawayandhisclothesweresmearedwiththefilthandoozeoftheflooronwhichhehadlain,facedownwards。Hiseyeswereclosedandhebreathedwithagruntingnoise。Athinstreamofbloodtrickledfromthecornerofhismouth。
Thesetwogentlemenandoneofthecuratescarriedhimupthestairsandlaidhimdownagainonthefloorofthebar。Intwominuteshewassurroundedbyaringofmen。Themanagerofthebaraskedeveryonewhohewasandwhowaswithhim。Nooneknewwhohewas,butoneofthecuratessaidhehadservedthegentlemanwithasmallrum。
`Washebyhimself?’askedthemanager。