human
I have it! I have it at last! I am great! I am magnificent! I am better than Vogner himself! He paused to glare upon John.
gpt
Why don't you shout, you baked idiot? Why don't you weep with joy? he cried.
human
It is great, I tell you! It is great!
gpt
What is great?
human
The symphonie! The divine symphonie, you heartless molasses-cake, or devil's food, or whatever you are! And I composed it--_I_--Tietjamus Toips! I am greater than Vogner!
gpt
I didn't hear it,
human
Did you understand it?
gpt
No,
human
No! Of course not! No one can understand it. It is genius! It will be played at all the great concerts. The critics will write columns in praise of it. Some folks can understand Vogner a little. No one can understand _me_ at all! I am wonderful! I am superb!
gpt
Well, said John,
human
I'm not a judge. It seemed to me like awful discord.
gpt
Thank you, my friend!--my _dear_ friend! said he, between the sobs.
human
Such praise gladdens my heart and makes me very happy! Ah! glorious moment, in which I produce music that is not understood and sounds like discord!
gpt
The people of this island are certainly peculiar, he reflected;
human
Well, how did the tube please you? Is it not wonderful?
gpt
It's wonderful enough when it works, said John;
human
Ah, the power became exhausted, returned the man, calmly.
gpt
But that is nothing. It can be easily renewed.
human
However, John remarked,
gpt
I think that whenever any one uses your tube as a protection from the rain, he should also carry an umbrella to use in case of accident.
human
An umbrella! Bah!