Weeks of monotony filled his life with an opposite extreme.  No
longer pursued by opportunists who disguised themselves with
good intentions, his body regained strength.  The government
arranged his back-pay.  The mass of generation-removed
relatives ceased their dutiful visits and eventually no one came
to see the hero who had fought the longest war.
  For his 50th birthday, the nursing staff organised a small
party.  To make him feel at home, the festive cake has been
decorated in the form of a tropical island.  Nude was visibly
moved by the occasion and yet he seemed strangely distracted.
  They thought it best to leave him alone