he had n't seen the boy since he was twelve , but he had memorized every moment they 'd spent in each other 's presence : the way he carried himself , the quick , graceful movement-that 's from his mother , he thought in a daze of shock , seeing the tall young officer make a gesture of the hand that was geneva dunsany to the life-the shape of his back , his head and ears , though the slender shoulders had thickened to a man 's .