▁still ▁describe ▁him ▁with ▁great ▁clar ity : ▁" I ▁remember ▁the ▁road man , ▁a ▁man ▁called ▁Bal fe , ▁a ▁little ▁ra gg ed , ▁w iz ened , ▁cri pp led ▁man . ▁He ▁used ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁me . ▁He ▁ter r ified ▁me . ▁I ▁can ▁still ▁remember ▁how ▁he ▁fright ened ▁me ." ▁Bal fe ▁also ▁makes ▁a ▁brief ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Af ar ▁a ▁Bird , ▁in ▁For ▁To ▁End ▁Yet ▁Again . ▁ ▁Because ▁much ▁of ▁Beck ett ' s ▁writing ▁focus es ▁on ▁moth ers ▁it ▁is ▁easy ▁to ▁forget ▁the ▁affection ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁father , ▁Bill . ▁From ▁An ▁Ab andon ed ▁Work ▁rec alls ▁an ▁incident ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁where ▁" Be ck ett ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁took ▁a ▁long ▁walk ▁in ▁the ▁W ick low ▁Hills . ▁While ▁Bill , ▁swe aring ▁and ▁swe ating , ▁stopped ▁to ▁rest ▁under ▁pret ence ▁of ▁adm iring ▁the ▁view " ▁his ▁son ▁took ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁explain ▁Mil ton ' s ▁Cos m ology ▁to ▁him . ▁" Th ough ▁not ▁a ▁scholar ly ▁man , ▁Bill ▁Beck ett ▁may ▁have ▁recogn ised ▁his ▁son ’ s ▁intellectual ▁worth ▁… ▁[ and ] ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁listen ▁to ▁a ▁growing ▁boy ’ s ▁opinions ▁and ▁problems , ▁[ which ] ▁earned ▁his ▁son ’ s ▁last ing ▁affection ." ▁This ▁emphas ises ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁although ▁Beck ett ▁used ▁his ▁own ▁life ▁experiences