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Looking in the long glass, Lear can t believe he has become so old there hardly seems to have been the time to grow so old. Sixty-one. He finds his own appearance absurd: the discrepancy between his physique (lumbering) and his manner (timid). Lear has learned to bear his lack of beauty; he no longer seeks physical love. Through his sensibility and charm, he is sought after as a friend. Still he would rather have the deeper involvements of loving another and being loved. His sister had loved him, of that he is certain, but not his parents. When he... Read More