all clay figure. Attentively udied tern, already sliged artisans  t, soberer, muc and - in t rated on , Goldmund minutely took in ters entire figure. t, mig earnest searced o a task t many predecessors  o enacious, long-lived never-ending ion of t and dedication of many generations. At least t Goldmund read from ters  patience, years of study and t modesty, and an aaking, but also faitradiction bet extremely sensitive fingers into treated treat tress: lovingly, enderly sion, greedy but  distinguisaking and giving, filled  also y, masterful and sure as t experience. Goldmund ced admiration. o draer,  not been for tradiction between face and hands which paralyzed him.

    For about an ceadily ist, full of searcs about t of to form inside o become visible in front of  of all,  flaradiction, alt too bore many lines and recalled many struggles. It  greangible, became an entity, a iful controlled moutigo tly sad eyes; ted  for spirituality; te, distinguis since ure from ter ely hin him.

    As t eager, Goldmund cautiously began to draly over t lived in ;  ter,  ice t sloer looking over at imes. Like a sacrificial ritual ask t   o gat t lived in oday. it t,  , situde.

    Niklaus stepped up to table and said: quot;Its noon. Im going to eat; you can come along. Lets see—did you dra;

    epped be t. took t in  of  ter ation. ter stood,  it very carefully ern light-blue eyes.

    quot;; er a while.

    quot;My friend, a young monk and sc;

    quot;Fine. as. My assi