Ouroboros Spine I am that is

The next thing he heard — perhaps the last thing — was a cruel insult, and it stung him to his freezing bones. How miserable, he thought, and how shameful that his last seconds had to be spent in the presence of someone who thought him a fool for dying. Unable to move now that he'd finally halted, a ringing in his ears become more prominent and he began to lose consciousness, humiliation and regret taking up residence where once there was joy, pride, and bulldog tenacity.