732.Their soles made crunching noises on the slightly frozen snow; the sky was still red with dawn.
Hermann Hesse, Narcissus and Goldmund, translated by Ursele Molinaro, Bantam, 1971, p. 123.
PLACE: a knight's homestead in Germany
TIME: the Middle Ages
CIRCUMSTANCE: the first snow of the year
That evening he came to a beautiful village, wedged between the river and red vineyards along the wide highway. The pretty woodwork on the gabled houses was painted red; there were arched entranceways and narrow alloys full of stone steps. A forge threw a fiery red glow across the street; he heard the clear ringing of the anvil.
Hermann Hesse, Narcissus and Goldmund, translated by Ursele Molinaro, Bantam, 1971, p. 143.
PLACE: a village in Germany
TIME: the Middle Ages
CIRCUMSTANCE: Goldmund continues on his travels
The next morning, after the city had awakened and become noisy....
Hermann Hesse, Narcissus and Goldmund, translated by Ursele Molinaro, Bantam, 1971, p. 149.
PLACE: a town in Germany
TIME: the Middle Ages
CIRCUMSTANCE: Goldmund searches for the sculptor Master Niklaus
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