The tolling of the bell …

… Geoff Dyer — Diary: Why Can’t I See You?  — LRB 3 April 2014. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

All the test results so far were negative, he said. Apart from the small matter of the stroke I was in great shape. This was as expected: I played tennis and ping-pong all the time, cycled everywhere, was as thin as a rake. I loved soy milk. My favourite meat was tofu. ‘I even take the skin off chicken!’ I told him.

Well, that'll do it.