After hearing that of the patients in a mental hospital had saved another from a suicide attempt by pulling him out of a bathtub the director reviewed the rescuer's file and called him into his office.

“Mr. James, your records and your heroic behavior indicate that you're ready to go home. I'm only sorry that the man you saved later killed himself with a rope around the neck.”

“Oh, he didn't kill himself,” Mr. James replied.

“I hung him up to dry.”

【注释】

mental hospital  n. 精神病院

suicide  [？su:isaid] n.自杀

rescuer  ['reskju？]   n. 救援者

heroic behavior   勇敢行为