The correct answer is asleep.
Grendel came to the castle at night, when most soldiers were asleep. That is why he was able to kill thirty of them, because they weren't aware of the fact that he was there. However, in the future, Beowulf and his soldiers only pretended to be asleep when in fact they were waiting for Grendel in order to kill him, which they did.
Colonel Pickering says it, to help make an excuse for Liza's attempt at small talk.
<span>"The fact had all gone abroad..." is rags to riches.
The quote describes how the eating house went from "being a poor, struggling...enterprise" to being "celebrated, overcrowded with customers.
"Why, it isn't six months..." is also rags to riches.
He is described at first as sitting up nights on extra allowance to being a millionaire.
"When the crash should come..." is impending doom.
The very beginning indicates that something bad (the crash) is coming. This quote also mentions total destruction.
"Please get those things off..." is rags to riches.
He literally changes his clothes from something ordinary to clothes that were made to order for a prince.
"Deep in debt, not a cent" is wealth worship.
In this quote, he is wishing for a salary that may never materialize.</span>
