 Did Partridge's attempt to help William atone for his sins help?
For punishment, he locked me in a windowless room and told me to sit still until he came back. If you believe any of this at all, you'll see why it couldn't be me who did the stealing. It was two or three years later that I skulked into Brother Partridge's mission on Durbin Street. Partridge was supposed to think I was just a bum. Partridge didn't seem to notice me, but I knew that was an act. Even Partridge made his way down from the auctioneer's stand like a vulture with a busted wing and darted through his private door. The box was fastened to the vertical tongue-and-groove laths of the woodwork, not the wall.
 no - William is still hearing, seeing, and saying things
 yes - everything that happened to William after that was positive  yes - William will improve his life because of the help  no - William spent it all immediately  no - William is still hearing, seeing, and saying things