April 1976
Once Over Lightly
Sense and nonsense on the road to recovery
THE PROBLEM DRINKER in this tale also got involved in the matter of time. He was sneaking up the stairs after a night on the town when suddenly the grandfather clock blew its stack and struck sixteen times.
Stumbling into the bedroom, the fellow shook his wife's shoulder urgently. "Wake up!" he cried. "Something's wrong! It's later right now than it's ever been before!"