imes …quot;

    quot;O does ;

    quot;You seem completely fascinated o see ;

    Goldmund tly. time Goldmund stood before terious statue,  it made  ache.

    t carried ely c moment in front of t saintly  possessed before, someten mocked or envied in ot; perence o eps. tiful  it ive playground, a cozy place to be. No  led to ty, to ter. Impatiently oy gates, entered , icing tle in treets, ts on ts and carriages. Neits nor carriages, city nor bistered to  person  ed w know wer Niklaus was.

    o a square surrounded by stately ed or decorated ood t in robust, laug  as beautiful as tatue in ter c it  its calves and sticking its bearded co t Goldmund t t er. o t doors, climbed stairs; finally o a squire in a fur-trimmed velvet coat and asked  find Master Niklaus.  did  from urn. Goldmund y o say merely t old reet on ime Goldmund   ood outside ters  t ran up to t it e, y and dusty from tered ience and ed. For a long time ood outside t go on in a  as  to leave, ep to tiful blond girl le s flohe back.

    t morning, after ty er , slapped t from o ters street and knocked at t appeared o lead o ter, but o soften tance, and finally so a small  anding t: a bearded, tall man of forty or fifty, Goldmund t. ranger ly w ings.

    quot;Is t all?quot;

    quot;Master,quot; Goldmund said ed breat;I saer t give me suc love and veneration  me to you. I am not a fearful man, I , sno I am afraid of you. I ic desire, o t of pain.quot;

    quot;And ?quot;

    quot;to b