human
Well, he said,
gpt
Those little animals that live in the crater fires,
human
Yes, he nodded, indifferently,
gpt
Do you realize what an astounding statement you are making?
human
It doesn't astound _me_. What do I care whether it astounds you or anybody else? Nothing interests me except Art.
gpt
But--
human
I tell you nothing interests me except Art! he yelled.
gpt
Don't dispute it! Don't answer me! Don't irritate me! I don't care whether anything lives in the fire or not! Let it live there!
human
But have you actually seen live creatures in the flames?
gpt
Plenty! _Plenty!_ What of it? What about it? Let 'em live there, for all I care. I've painted pictures of 'em, too. That's all that interests me.
human
What do they look like, Mr. Blythe?
gpt
Look like? _I_ don't know! They look like weasels or rats or bats or cats or--stop asking me questions! It irritates me! It depresses me! Don't ask any more! Why don't you go in to lunch? And--tell my daughter to bring me a bowl of salad out here. _I've_ no time to stuff myself. Some people have. _I_ haven't. You'd better go in to lunch.... And tell my daughter to bring me seven tubes of Chinese vermilion with my salad!
human
You don't mean to mix--
gpt
I'd rather eat vermilion paint on my salad than sit here talking to _you_!