human
Monsieur is _distrait_, it appears, she said, mischievously.
gpt
It must be weary work for him, whiling away the hours in this contemptible fortress?
human
I do not find Fort Amitie contemptible, mademoiselle.
gpt
If you wish to please me, monsieur, you must find some warmer praise for it. For in some sort it is my ancestral home, and I love every stone of it.
human
Mademoiselle speaks in riddles. I had thought that every one of the Commandant's household--except the Commandant himself, perhaps--was pining to get back to Boisveyrac.
gpt
It is foolish in me, she said musingly;
human
Well, monsieur, she went on,