Even his face had changed, his forehead had become more rounded and less prominent while his lower jaw had receded, taking with it all appearance of maturity and self-mastery. In short, he looked more like a unprepossessing boy than a man with the dignity of self-determination. Howard wanted to cry, but the years of hiding his true feelings like a man had rendered him incapable of allowing himself that release. Instead he cringed slightly at sight of the weakling reflected in the mirror and turned his head away from the disturbing image. Whatever happened to his body, his mind would remain strong and constant, he promised himself.

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