Again ig do of violets rose from uen leaves. Goldmund iable eyes drank in ts, tains, to farm, from village to village, from o    self over and over, all t o knourned, a different eacime: tony roads, sleeping in t, strolls trailing after bands of young girls ing urning over t sumn, t angry frosts—everyt his eyes.

        Muc already ligain ridge    ; it gladdeions, desires, and . For several days    o to it. No came as a surprise and    visual impression firmed and strengtations. trunks and softly s s t , and solitude, ed farm ime. Do beautiful and famous roads in tiful land lay ts sailed to beautiful villages, castles, cloisters, and prosperous to road for days and    fear t it er out in a forest or in    pato it.

        t evening o a beautiful village, ty ed red; trane steps. A fe treet;    in every alley and er, s cellar doors for ter; ed cery and did not fet to look food barn for t. But first ed to try    ts    asked ions and Goldmund told ory of ions. tion and spent tion ood food and    day inued s float by; s, and some of tretg bulbs; young girls sang is in the evening.

        A young servant girl in a mill pleased    tried to get to kno o    tay t ers feed and b t and a ride in excravelers did er ter so muc    s    to ty, the highway became.

        In one village ook an evening stroll along trees already in leaf. ter ran quietly, mig sigs of trees; ting ligrees. ting t    doo ale; old    t ale, made tle, and sted    at t poiing beside    s. Goldmund y defending    finally    tund did not trust truce;    and , t silver remely tent, glad    legs, until te dust from    tired, lay do tree, and fell asleep. It ig; a peasant girl anding t ig ip of a cumbled to . ito eaco a sable. togetill ly found i, and to leave her.

        t evening er in a cloister, and t m    to mass. A t; tone air of t movingly familiar. After mass, rangely moved;    nig to unburden , to c    moved    to fess and purify o be admitted, but most    burdened by tor, ors ned back. Oo fession! t of o o do a stiff penance for t    sened calmly. Ear and friendly,    speaking of damnation.

        Relieved, Goldmund stood up, prayed in front of tar as t to leave t; in a side catue t spoke tly and attracted    uro    it ion. It ely, gently sretc a delicate, girlisiful, so deeply permeated    t Goldmund t    any t seemed to    anding t en seen in dreams and inklings, someten o go; again and again tatue drew him back.

        uro leave, tanding behind him.

        "Do you find iful?" one.

        "Inexpressibly beautiful," said Goldmund.

        "ts ; said t. "Ot t soo modern and    true and exaggerated. t deal of troversy about it. So you like ion from a beor of our order. Ser Niklaus."

        "Master Niklaus? ell me about    a magnifit, blessed man ."

        "I dont knoation as an artist. Artists usually are no saints,    eit ainly is a gifted, imes …"

        "O does ;

        "You seem pletely fasated o see ;

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

        t carried ely ent 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 , ig tle is, ts on ts and carriages. s 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 stig 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    froldmund 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 iend 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 m, after ty er , slapped t from o ters street and k 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.

        "Is t all?"

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

        "And ?"

        "to bee your apprentid learn ;

        "You are not to    I dont like apprentices, and I already ants. s?"

        "I s, I e from no in a cloister, il today."

        "And ried anyt;

        "Ive made many dra I no longer    let me tell you . I    deal of t about ts ormented me and given me no peace. It ruck me ain sain line recurs in a persons structure, o to t corresponds to ture and temperament of t k s fore. And anotruck me: one nigo    for a est pain and t inteasy    t;

        ter gave tranger a pierg look. "Do you kno;

        "Yes, Master, it is trut    precisely t I found expressed in your madonna, to my utter deligernation, t is e face, and at time all t, a fire s ts and dreams seemed firmed. Suddenly tely er Niklaus, I beg you , let me learn ;

        Niklaus etentively,    making a friendlier face.

        "Young man," ;you kno art, and it puzzles me t, young as you are, you o say about ecstasy and pain. Id gladly c    t look: to speak pleasantly and intelligently    toget versation.    a man may    up and kno t    s. You seem to mean    simply send you on your    all. Did you ever s;

        Goldmund found    ood up and groo giants. But    mention it and said t ried.

        "Good. Youll draable; youll find paper and c doake your time, you    stay till noon or evening. Per ell me alked enoug;

        Goldmund sat io    of table. o aplisask. First , ing and silent like an appreudent. ity and love ared toer, o    a small clay figure. Attentively udied tern, already sliged artisans    t, soberer, mud - in t rated on , Goldmund miook in ters entire figure. t, mig ear searced o a task t many predecessors    o enacious, long-lived never-ending ion of t and dedication of many geions. At least t Goldmund read from ters    patience, years of study and t modesty, and an aaking, but also faitradi 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 tradi between fad hands which paralyzed him.

        For about an ceadily ist, full of searcs about t of to form inside o bee visible in front of    of all,    flaradi, alt too bore many lines and recalled many struggles. It    greangible, became ay, a iful trolled 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: "Its noon. Im going to eat; you    e along. Lets see—did you dra;

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

        "; er a while.

        "My friend, a young monk and sc;

        "Fine. as. My assistants arent side ty."

        Obediently Goldmund    out, found tyard and to ks. er oo iful clot instead of t of stairs—t banister posts—liues, into a beautiful room able    iful girl of the evening before.

        "Lisbet; ter said, &qu anote. Ive broug.    even kno;

        Goldmund said his name.

        "Goldmund t;

        "In a minute, Fat;

        Sce, ran out and soourned ils and     in silee a little a very ill at ease and apprely, a stately, beautiful figure, almost as tall as    s, ely inaccessible as t speak ter, or look at him.

        ing, ter said: "Ill rest for o troll around a bit outside. Afteralk."

        Goldmund bo. It er    said a    it. No anot it; ed.    go into t    to see    noo tyard, sat docer trig endlessly from to tone disiny    fell, altle air do,    t er er days, or Lydias Goldmund, or even ts.    t    all men, trickled aly, until tist-created images remained unche same.

        t fear of deat of all art, per lifes instability, o see t again and again, and ts    oo, are transitory and s create pictures as, it is in order to salvage somet dance of deato make somet lasts loer ed or dead, and soon oo,    at able—but ill be standing a    er ciful, forever smiling h.

        er e doairs and ran into ter Niklaus imes    Goldmunds dra ant, dry manner: "It is ary for an appreo study at least four years, and for o pay for tices;    ter     pay ning,     titc up. Niklaus c laughe .

        "A ?" ;No, young man, you keep yold piece. Listen noold you omarily deals ices. But I am no ordinary master, nor are you an ordinary apprentice. Usually an apprentice begins ices teen or fourteen, fifteen at test, and    running errands and playing t. But you are a groo ye, you could long er even. uild ice. Besides, as I told you before, I dont like to keep an apprenti my s ."

        Goldmunds impaties peak. Every neful er put enter all seemed disgustingly b aic to ly ;ell me all t    to make me your apprentice?"

        Firmly ter tinued: "I    about your request for an    ieo listen to me. I    s, but it is beautiful. If it    beautiful, I ten about you. t is all I    to ist; per is your destiny. But youre too old to bee an apprentice. And only an apprentice er in uild. Noions. But you so give it a try. If you    maintain yourself in ty for a ion, no tract, you    leave again ry your skill at ot satisfy you?"

        Ashamed and moved, Goldmund had heard his words.

        "I t," ;I am o keep alive in ty as and t you dont y for me as for a young apprentice. I sider it a great fortuo be alloo learn from you. I ttom of my    for doing t;
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