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.
ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ˈeɪdɹiən tˈeɪm ʌvðə sˈʌndeɪ hˈɛɹəld sˈʌn, mˈɛlɚ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd ˈæftɚ ðæt ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns, "dɪsɪlˈuːʒənd ænd bɹˈoʊkənhˈɑːɹɾᵻd," bˌʌt wɪð hɪz dˈɪɡnᵻɾi ænd mˈænhʊd ɪntˈækt.