❝ The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft agley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy! ❞ Gang Aft Agley: Often go awry The two solemn men walked away from the scene, heads hung low; one in shame, both with the unmistakable air of sadness. a.k.a in which George Milton is a tortured soul after the death of Lennie Small.