human
Have not things gone on well enough to please you, Master Fink?
gpt
They have always gone on well,
human
Then you must be growing avaricious in your old age,
gpt
Old age has not come upon me yet, Anna, I said,
human
Why do you make the change, then, Master Fink?
gpt
Ah, you may smile, she continued,
human
I will tell you many, Anna that is, as many as I can.
gpt
When you have a watch in good going order, one that has not lost or gained a minute for years, that you can depend upon as you can depend upon the sun, is it the act of a good workman, out of simple wilfulness, to take it to pieces and put it together again?
human
I understand your meaning, Anna, but rely upon me--I have a good reason for what I have done. Let us not anticipate evil. Go down to your kitchen, and prepare for me my favorite dinner, French beans stewed sweet and sour. You have not your equal in that dish; you really make me enjoy my life.