yet now , seeing his state , his boy-told-off demeanour as saddening as his physical injuries ( which also mitigated in his favour , it clear his wild adventure of two nights before had brought its own swift punishment ) grey was gripped with an urge to do no more than cheer the old fellow up ; and from that hazy night hed taken the sleeping draught he remembered when he had seen waldron at his most enthusiastic , his most animated , his troubles least to the forefront of his mind .