quot;Praised be t; said t and placed tick on table. Goldmund murmured taring straight ahead.

    t said noted and said notil Goldmund greless and searco t of him.

    to  only  of t.

    And nos face. It ,   seemed completely formed by mind and eady ick, lifted it and  closer to tranger, to see ick s it back on table.

    quot;Narcissus!quot;  inaudibly. to spin around him.

    quot;Yes, Goldmund, I used to be Narcissus, but I abandoned t name a long time ago; youve probably forgotten. Since took t;

    Goldmund s of  tened to crembled; dizziness made y bladder; omacracted. Beo sink into o dissolve in tears, to faint.

    But a  t of Narcissus   of tiful, strict face, t eyes.  again. Like a g, Narcissus  trangest moment of o save  to break into sobs in front of ? No, no, no. rolled , forced omaco be calm,  of  show any weakness now.

    In an artificially controlled voice, o say: quot;You must permit me to go on calling you Narcissus.quot;

    quot;Do, my friend. And dont you  to s;

    Again Goldmund dominated ubborn, sligone, like taken in udent days,  an answer.

    quot;Forgive me, Narcissus,quot; rifle blasé. quot;I see t you . But Im still a vagrant. And besides, our conversation, as muc,  unfortunately last very long. Because, Narcissus, Ive been sentenced to to clarify tuation for you.quot;

    Narcissuss expression did not cing streak in titude and at time touc ood and keenly appreciated t kept Goldmund from collapsing tearfull