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1. What is Father Schwartz's mood at the start of the story? How do you know?

Father Schwartz is depressed. He weeps at the end of the long, hot summer days. The sounds of people laughing and talking as they pass his window increase his feelings of loneliness. Also, he is sad because he feels he has been unable to “obtain an entire mystical union with our Lord” (1).

2. What does Father Schwartz do on Saturdays after confession? What happens as he passes the drug store that increases his sadness?

Father Schwartz walks the streets at night on Saturday after confession. He passes a drug store and the scent of cheap toilet soap increases his sadness. He crosses the street but the smell drifts his way and he cannot escape it.

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