human
It goes well, he asked,
gpt
Surely, Lala, surely.
human
A quiet way of buying and selling; a way fit for one who meditates, said the Hindoo, looking round.
gpt
Tell me, my friend, what ails the child? Is she sick?
human
The child is well, Lala.
gpt
Her mind wandered this morning. She failed to perceive a simple method which I tried to teach her. I feared she might be ill.
human
She is not ill, my friend, but I think her mind is troubled.
gpt
She is a woman. We are men. There is nothing in the world that is able to trouble the mind of the philosopher.
human
Nothing, said Mr. Emblem manfully, as if he, too, was a disciple.
gpt
Nothing; is there now?
human
Not poverty, which is a shadow; nor pain, which passes; nor the loss of woman's love, which is a gain; nor fall from greatness--nothing. Nevertheless, his eyes did look anxious in spite of his philosophy,
gpt
I hope this evening, said Mr. Emblem.
human
Indeed I am sure that it will be finished this evening.
gpt
If the child had a mother, or a brother, or any protectors but ourselves, my friend, we might leave her to them. But she has nobody except you and me. I am glad that she is not ill.