sentences:  The story begins with the old man remembering back to when he was young, probably a young man rather than a child "per se" (based on the assumption that the man is modelled on Beckett himself who only came to appreciate Milton in his early twenties whilst at Trinity College).He begins arbitrarily; at least he maintains, "any other [day] would have done".Despite feeling unwell he rises early and leaves the house but not so early that his mother isn’t able to catch his eye from her window.