Question

Explain the line : "It's the one friend of the unfortunate."

chapter-'hearts and hands'​

Answer 1

Henry's story “Hearts and Hands”. Here 'it' referred to is tobacco. ... Easton said that he could not deny the petition as a marshal, as tobacco is the one friend of an unfortunate man like the convict. He hints at how people in general rely on tobacco or alcohol to forget any tension or distress.