the old man was lost in bewilderment by all that had happened. he hardly knew for some time where he was. when he came to understand what had happened to him, he was delighted to find that the lump on his face, which had for so many years disfigured him, had really been taken away without any pain to himself. he put up his hand to feel if any scar remained, but found that his right cheek was as smooth as his left.