Yet he wrote a very touching speech which was read. It was at that moment that the end began for father Hemingway. Before the Nobel Prize in 1954, Ernest and Mary had sought his fifth African safari. This time it was much less noisy. He kept his mind clear. He shot very well and showed great ability. Yet the safari ended badly with two plane crashes. The first one hadn't been too serious. The second, however, had seriously upset Hemingway. His injuries included concussion, sphincter paralysis, first-degree burns to his face, arm and head, a sprained right arm and shoulder, a crushed vertebra and a ruptured liver, spleen and kidney. He had been in constant pain for quite a while. It was in Pamplona that Hemingway celebrated his sixtieth birthday. Mary had spent two months preparing for the event. He ordered champagne from Paris, Chinese food from London, cod from Madrid. He hired a shooting booth, a fireworks specialist, flamenco dancers, waiters, bartenders and chefs from around the world. Guests included General CT Lanham of Washington, Ernest's old Parisian friends, Italian royalty, and the Maharaja of Behar. The party lasted twenty-four consecutive hours, from midday on July 21st to midday on July 22nd. Seeking a quiet place to recover and continue work on The Dangerous Summer, Ernest and Mary moved to their cabin in Ketchum. But for Hemingway,