Interpreting the picture...

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Note the black clothes, and the black hat...

typical dress of Puritans...

was Henry ever a Puritan? - it doesn't seem likely...

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so, is it due to a death in family or among friends?

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in one picture, is he holding a handkerchief -

sign of tears?

or is it a crumpled letter?

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is the book a poetry book?

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