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und gave him a friendly smile.
quot;Yes, Im back. elcome, Narcissus, o you.quot;
Narcissus looked into oo sa only tion, tiful ing of trangely pleasing signs of acceptance, of detac even, of surrender and old mans good t Goldmund altoget eity and anding at tes t lead to the beyond.
quot;Are you ill?quot; iously.
quot;Yes. I am also ill. I fell ill at tart of my journey, during t days. But youll understand t I didnt to come araveling boots. No, I didnt feel like it. I on to roam about a bit; I felt as . I oo muc asand t, youre an intelligent man. Forgive me, s like a curse; I keep forgetting alking about. But t t a lot, but …quot;
his murmuring ended in a smile.
quot;ell make you ake care of you. If only you urned rig o feel as of us. You s back.quot;
Goldmund laughed.
quot;Yes, no dare come back. It would now I ;
quot; pain?quot;
quot;Pain? Yes, I you see, pains are not so bad; t me to reason. No of you. to see me in prison, to save my life, I o clenceet as of you. But t is completely over no;
Narcissus put ely Goldmund stopped speaking and closed urbed, t ran to fetcon, to look after till sitting fast asleep at able. t o bed and tayed to examine him.
o one of t a constant ch.
tory of journey ails; oten lessly. Sometimes imes for eacime. t conversations remely important to him.
Narcissus set dos of Goldmunds reports and confessions. Otold by Erich.
quot;art? At