In this task, you are given a sentence in Persian, and your task is to translate it into English.

Q:

A: and there were times when their conversation turned on other themes
****
Q:

A: But the impression of that fleeting glimpse lingered, and when the time came for him to beat a stumbling retreat and go,
****
Q: .

A:
he had a basic love of reality that compelled him to write about the things he knew.
****