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Part II
Hewouldbeexpressinghimselffromthedepthsoflongdaysofmeditationandsuffering,theimagethathewantedtocommunicatehavingbeenlongtemperedinthefireofwaitingandpassion.Theotherperson,meanwhile,imaginedaconventionalemotion,thesufferingthatishawkedaroundthemarketplace,amass-producedmelancholy.Whetherwell-meantornot,thereplywouldalwaysstrikethewrongnoteandhavetobeabandoned.Oratleastforthosetowhomsilencewasunbearable;sinceotherscouldnotfindthetruelanguageoftheheart,theyresignedthemselvestousingthelanguageofthemarket-placeandthemselvesspeakinginaconventionalmanner,thatofthesimpleaccountornewspaperreport,whichistosomeextentthatofthedailychronicleofevents.Heretoothemostauthenticsufferingswerehabituallytranslatedintothebanalclichésofconversation.Itwasonlyatthispricethattheprisonersoftheplaguecouldobtaincompassionfromtheirconciergesorgaintheinterestoftheiraudience.
Andyetthemostimportantthingisthathoweverpainfulthesesufferingswere,howeverheavytheheartwastobear(thoughempty),onecansaythat,inthefirststageoftheplague,theseexilesweretheprivilegedones.Attheverymomentwhentheinhabitantsofthetownstartedtopanic,theirthoughtswereentirelyconcernedwiththepersonforwhomtheywerewaiting.
