A good soul

Peter and another Red Line commuter team up to help some poor disturbed guy who'd gotten lost on his way to the doctor and who was busy being ignored by other people as he paced up and down hitting himself in the head:

... Abruptly the girl announced she would take him and the man's face lit up and he smothered her with thanks. I turned and headed towards the Red Line; the girl caught my arm and said "It's good to meet another Gutte neshumah (good soul)." I was so taken a back by the use of Yiddish, that I managed only a 'Likewise' before she disappeared. ...