He was shot in the shoulder, and fell unconscious. As he wasn't a girl, the hooligans left him for dead and hurried to fresh sport.
VERA
Terrible! Terrible!
[Almost in tears.]
MENDEL [Shrugging shoulders, hopelessly]
It is only Jewish history!... David belongs to the species of pogrom orphan—they arrive in the States by almost every ship.
VERA
Poor boy! Poor boy! And he looked so happy!
MENDEL