Thenceforth, in the nature of things, he would possess an abiding distrust of appearances.

He would have to learn the reality of a thing before he could put his faith into it.
One other adventure was destined for him that day.

He had recollected that there was such a thing in the world as his mother.

And then there came to him a feeling that he wanted her more than all the rest of the things in the world.

Not only was his body tired with the adventures it had undergone, but his little brain was equally tired.