human
O my son, seeing thou hast now become as one of us and we cannot part with thee, I desire that thou give ear to a matter which I have planned and which will bind thee more closely to us. And I answered him,
gpt
For thy great kindness to me, O King, I am now and henceforth thy faithful servant. What dost thou desire me to do? And he looked at me intently and said,
human
I would marry thee to a woman of high rank among us--one possessed of great beauty and wealth--so that thou mayest continue to dwell with us in pleasure and comfort and with a good heart. Thus shalt thou advantage greatly and receive every good thing at my hands; wherefore, refuse me not, nor oppose my wish.
gpt
Art thou dumb? Is not thy heart with us? Then of a sudden I replied,
human
O King! Thy words took away my breath. As thou commandest, so I obey.