ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ˈeɪdɹiən tˈeɪm ʌvðə sˈʌndeɪ hˈɛɹəld sˈʌn, mˈɛlɚ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd ˈæftɚ ðæt ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns, "dɪsɪlˈuːʒənd ænd bɹˈoʊkənhˈɑːɹɾᵻd," bˌʌt wɪð hɪz dˈɪɡnᵻɾi ænd mˈænhʊd ɪntˈækt.
According to Adrian Tame of the Sunday Herald Sun, Mellor retired after that experience, "disillusioned and broken-hearted," but with his dignity and manhood intact.