1. For all his lankiness he was tough, and good nursing pulled him through.

2. It is as though he vividly re-members the lankiness of adolescence, of growing too fast. He reiterates the miracle of his own childhood as the Other within him-self.

3. He's lanky, but within that lankiness he has a presence and command that seems contrary to the way he's built.

4. He was already taller than most Yek, and his stature displayed the kind of lankiness which promised both strength and agility.

5. I tried to avoid my usual error of making the head too large and went too far in the other direction, although the lankiness does look kind of spiffy.