t ture across ts told a great deal: incompreruggle against un o ttentively. ts in t encill, it all traction for ness, of fate. It  it stirred  and penetrated his soul.

    Robert side, ience and fear. Goldmund , but at t  ty and cy, compared to ty of t anss calls; ely to t of t strange mixture of -felt compassion and cold observation of tist. ook in all tails: t figures, tterns in  , and range, terrible smell! like ill gloely filled rated by deat faces; rats  t ot and poorest performance, t and decaying, udied it.

    Finally Roberts yelling outside to disturb  out.  .

    quot; ; rangled voice. quot;Isnt t eyes you ;

    Goldmund measured him coolly.

    quot;Go in and take a look. trange farm. Afteriful co;

    antly Robert entered t, discovered tting at t out a loud scream w s, .

    quot;For ting t be?  anyone  to smell.quot;

    Goldmund smiled.

    quot;Youre a great ; but you came back out too fast. A dead old ting in a c is indeed a strange sig if youd eps fartranger still. t. tire family. ts w;

    stared at ;Noand   to let us into terday. Os all clear to me. ts tayed in time, maybe you even touc a come near me, Im sure youre infected. Im sorry, Goldmund, but I must go, I cant stay ;

    urned to run but  reprimand, and mercilessly o tugged.

    quot;My dear little boy,quot; one, quot;youre more intelligent t t. ell,  in t farm or village. Yes, its probably t safe and sound. But, little Robert, I cant let you run a, and ed yourself