How did the narrator feel after hearing the story from Shama, and how did he convey this to Baba?

The narrator was profoundly affected by the story Shama told him. As he recounted in Chapter 19, he felt the conversation was "very sweet to the heart" and the story itself was "very wonderful." He expressed to Baba that through this story, the saint's inscrutable nature had become apparent and that grace had certainly been bestowed upon him. The narrator confirmed that after hearing the story, he had found his "true rest," the yearning of his mind was gone, and he had certainly understood the path forward.