looking at the card , ben saw this : name of borrower return by stamped date charles n. brown may 14 58 david hartwell jun 1 58 joseph brennan jun 17 58 and , on the last line of the card , his own childish signature , written in heavy pencil-strokes : benjamin hanscom jun 9 58 stamped across this card , stamped across the book 's flyleaf , stamped across the thickness of the pages , stamped again and again in smeary red ink that looked like blood , was one word : cancel .