In truth I had BEGUN WHERE THE OTHERS LEFT OFF AND WON SUCCESS.
The reader can imagine what this meant to me. It meant that at
last I could speak--clearly, distinctly, freely, and fluently,
without those facial contortions that had made me an object of
ridicule wherever I went. It meant that I could take my place in
life, a man among men; that I could look the whole world in the
face; that I could live and enjoy life as other normal persons
lived and enjoyed it.

At first my friends could not believe that my cure was permanent.
Even my mother doubted the evidence of her own ears. But I knew
the trouble would not come back, for the old fear was gone, the
nervousness soon passed away, and a new feeling of confidence and
self-reliance took hold of me, with the result that in a few weeks
I was a changed man. People who had formerly avoided me because of
my infirmity began to greet me with new interest. Gradually the
old affliction was forgotten by those with whom I came into daily
contact and by many I was thought of as a man who had never
stammered. Even today, those who knew me when I stammered so badly
I could hardly talk, are hardly able to believe that I am the same
person who used to be known as "BEN BOGUE'S BOY WHO STUTTERS."

For today I can talk as freely and fluently as anybody. I do not
hesitate in the least. For years, I have not even known what it is
to grope mentally for a word. I speak in public as well as in
private conversation. I have no difficulty in talking over the
telephone and in fact do not know the difference. In my work, I
lecture to students and am invited to address scientific bodies,
societies and educational gatherings, all of which I can
accomplish without the slightest difficulty.