Chapter 10 Summary

Chang is amazed that the High Lama requested a second meeting with Conway so soon. This has never happened before. He always waits until the five years' probation ends before he requests a second meeting. Chang says that the presence of human passions in newcomers distresses the High Lama.

The High Lama meets with Conway for a third and fourth time. They have wide-ranging talks about philosophy and history. The High Lama is convinced that Conway must have had extraordinary experiences to be able to understand such difficult topics. Conway says World War I aged him and made him want to give up his passion. In the next few weeks, Conway continues to fall under the spell of Shangri-La. He also falls in love with the little Chinese girl. He doesn't make any moves on her, because his sense of time has so...