 The twinkle was gone from his eye. He was uncharacteristically irritable and suspicious. Six months later, he put the gun to his head. Now, you will never forget the day Hemingway took his own life, even... even though this Hemingway... you never knew. Now, the person you've just met was another macho adventurer, another great white hunter who, fearing incapacity, eventually killed himself with one of his own firearms.