see the infant snort, kick his feet, and roll over to one side, where he remained
asleep. He paused for a moment, and began to think of the times when he and
Mary . . . NO! He wouldn't do this to himself. He closed the door quietly and went
to the bathroom.
Brushing his teeth, he noticed his eyes were beet red, and that there were
dark circles under them. The strain of the last few days was beginning to show on
him. Although he was only twenty-seven, his hair was thinning slightly and a few
gray hairs had begun to show. Still, he told himself, his body was in pretty decent
shape. Even with his hectic schedule, he managed to keep himself fit by jogging
three times a week and playing racquetball on Saturday mornings with Joe Findlay,
a dentist who was one of the deacons at the church.