PreacherNarratorConceals route and lodgingFollows out of sightBids farewell to the assemblyContinues tracking after the farewell
The opposition quickens the story: one man prevents discovery, while another tries to discover him.
The scene has already shown moving speech, gifts from the audience, and an evasive departure. The narrator's decision to follow arises naturally from those events, without a need to invent further motives.
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The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: Worldly Attachment, the Audience’s Gifts, and a Secret Pursuit
PreacherNarratorConceals route and lodgingFollows out of sightBids farewell to the assemblyContinues tracking after the farewell
The opposition quickens the story: one man prevents discovery, while another tries to discover him.
The scene has already shown moving speech, gifts from the audience, and an evasive departure. The narrator's decision to follow arises naturally from those events, without a need to invent further motives.