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        Outside trance of ter,    tree stood close to t    ut, urdy trunk and a full round cro sly in t from Italy many years earlier by a monk    ed until all trees    trees ing its o leaves; test nig drove te s exotis out tufts of leaves, filling t fragrance. In October, after ts, tumn s out of trees burudents iful treetop—secret kin to tals slender sandstone ns and tone ors of ts and pillars, loved by tins—ser entrance, a spicuous outsider in tives.

        Geions of cloister boys passed beree, carrying ting tablets, g, laug or so t beteets. t most of tayed for life, being novices and monks; t and cture, read books, tauger finisudies aken s to castles, or to merd artisans    out into ts or ts. turo ter occasionally as grotle sons to be taugs, stood for a nut tree, ter, bets and trim double ns of red stone, eacration, ruling; many kinds of arts and sces—tion to anotten and annotated, systems ied, a scrolls collected, ered, ty smiled upon. Erudition and piety, simplicity and ing, testaments and te and black magic—a little of eacation aance, fariousness a y of t abbot or tendency of t times ters reputation for exorcism and demoing tract visitors; at otimes ter s fine music, or for a o ag-liver pies served in tory. And among ting or fat, en.

        Even noer of Mariabronn s midst to tories, iel and Brotter ly entered on iate, s, been appointed a teac all tradition. t and tanding in ty and cimes slandered.

        Most brot for y, and y. Only trifle desding in tion for liness, Abbot Daniel    in    and soever.

        tted t ts simplicity    Greek, impeccable manners, quietly peing tiful, slined lips. traordinary Greek; almost all ty and refi. Many quite simply loved    tably ted reme reserve, self-trol, and exquisite manners.

        Abbot and novice, ead ruled and suffered in    closer and more drao eayone else in ter, yet o t at ease in t treated test solicitude,    ive, pered ts every order, sel, and good    equanimity, never argued or sulked, and if t er at cealing it. to be said against    and no one c, apart from tin surrounded .

        Once, after fession, t said to ;Narcissus, I admit t I am guilty of en I , and perice. You are very muo friends. I ime to time, but I en do. But you never misbe you a little, Narcissus."

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        "I o le fat may    I am arrogant. If so, I beg you to punisimes I feel an urge to puniso a age, fat;

        "You are too young for eit; said t. "Besides, you are emily gifted in speec. to assign you loalents. In all probability you eaot your own wis;

        "Five me, fat certain udy,    be ot I do not believe t my life ed to study. A mans ermine iny, ermining, factors."

        t listened gravely. Still, a smile played about ;Insofar as I o knoendency, especially ion. But tell me, since you believe t you iny, tell me ined for?"

        Narcissus let il t answer.

        "Speak, my son," t ordered after mug.

        In a lole fat I am destined above all else for cloister life. I believe t I s, a prior, per. I do not believe t t, I do not wis;

        Bot for a long time.

        " gives you t; tantly. " talent is t expresses itself in t;

        "It is a capacity to seers ainy of people," Narcissus said slo;not only my oiny, but t of ot obliges me to serve ot born for cloister life, I so bee a judge or a statesman."

        "Per; . "ested your capacity tnize peoples cers ainies? ;

        "I ;

        "Are you o give me an example?"

        "I am."

        "Very    o ts of our brot t perell me    me, your Abbot Daniel."

        Narcissus raised    in the eye.

        "Is t an e;

        "An order."

        "I find it difficult to speak, fat;

        "And I, my young brot difficult to force you to speak. A I do. Speak."

        Narcissus botle of you, ge you are a servant of God age and listen to peasants fessions ter. I kno you    most of your prayers are addressed to    Greek and similar subjects t are studied in ter do not lead to fusion and danger. Occasionally you pray for tinued patience imes you pray fentle end. And I t your prayer le."

        It ill in ts small office. At last the old man spoke.

        "You are a romantid you ; said tleman in a friendly voice. "But even pious, friendly visions may trick us; do not rely on tic brot I t tter in my ?"

        "Fat you s about it. You are tly in danger. ates too muc    I s is ;

        t rose and smiled. o to take his leave.

        "All rig; ;Do not take your visions altogetoo seriously, my young brot us assume t you tered an old man by promising    us assume t, for an instant, to    is suffit for noomorroer early mass. You    ion, not superficially. And I s;

        On anot Daniel o settle a disagreeme of teac of teacely urged trodu of certain cified ts; but out of a kind of jealousy Fato il Narcissus, ;ell, Narcissus, let us put ao t yours. You are not my colleague, you are my assistant, you must do as I say. But sier seems so important to you and since I am your superior only by rank and not by k, I    take t tter to our fat a ;

        t Daniel listened le patience as t tions of teag of grammar.

        After eacated    of vie, t tly, and said: "My dear brot I knoers as you do. I end Narcissus for erest in to    to improve teac opinion, Narcissus must be silent and obey, because no improvement of test disturbance of order and obedien t kno t is t cure for pride." it    during t fe to keep an eye on teaco see if ored.

        And t    a neer    pass unremarked and unremembered. An adolest, previously enrolled by o study at ter sut tree; ter came out to meet them.

        t tree still bare er. "Ive never seen a tree like t," ; a strange, beautiful tree. I    is called."

        tleman ly piion to ion. But ter, old rees    ;I am Goldmund, Ill be going to sc; ter smiled aal and up toeps, and Goldmuered ter     tree and ter.

        Fat by t    imes troduced ed to stay for a er. But ed only for a nig o ride back t day. er as a gift, and it ed. ion eous and cool; but bot and priest looked fully silent Goldmund. taken an immediate liking to te, good-looking boy. it regret, t t to keep taken to see teats dormitory. Sad-faced and respectful, o ood gazing after il e of ters outer ear urned a ter o give    on the shoulder.

        "Young master," ;dont be sad. Most everyone is a little    first, for ers. But youll see: life isnt bad    bad at all."

        "ter," said t;I ers, and no mot;

        "Youll find sake up for o me."

        Goldmund smiled at ;t beo say o ;

        ter led o table beside talls Goldmund found ttle broer. retco tenderly, and ;ill? ill remember our tle    youve stayed, Ill e to see you often." From t    into small pieces, a to ter across a courtyard as place of a large city, srees. At te er and s o terday, laugtle, bluser to take er o do. ered tting on bent teaed his head.

        "I am Goldmund," ;t;

        Narcissus o    a smile, indicated a seat on t on he lesson.

        Goldmund sat doeaced to find tea, yet so cer o    ion. Not far aable le bit of eacrolled, matter-of-fact yet pelling voice. ened gratefully, alt at first uanding t of to feel o seek t m ill tired from to tle. But noeacook pleasure in traig iring voice.

        But arted and realized a little s e some time. And    to realize it; ticed too and passed it on in    him from all sides.

        "; asked one of th a grin.

        "A fine sc; jeered anot;o be a true pillar of t lesson!"

        "Lets put to bed," proposed anoto carry er.

        Goldmund artled; it made ruck out at tried to free    puncimes, and o till . o be standing , and    fistfigrong; everyone c eagerly. ood es before    suddenly ttered and ered and faced till standing on t, alone. Astonis t of a flus scarred face.

        " o you?" Fatin asked "Arent you Goldmund? ;

        "O; said t;I got even ;

        "it;

        "I dont kno kno. One of t ;

        "art it?"

        "Im not sure. No, I guess I started it myself. teasing me and I got angry."

        "An auspicious beginning, my boy. o me. If I catg in to supper!"

        itg to smootousled blond h his fingers as he ran.

        Goldmund t t    a ter edly, es at table. But t.    moment on    t o the school.
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