Perhaps the absoluteness of the act of writing, in effect, his own elegy--and the absoluteness of his inability to answer his critics afterward--curiously mellowed him.
He was mellowed by being unable to answer critics.
He panicked at the prospect of explanation.
The person in the chair is dry.
A girl has her hands in the air
Critics mention his lateness when to homicide scenes.
Two ladies are walking with their children
A group of construction workers
Four men are standing looking at food.