human
I expected to hear from you, but not so soon.
gpt
You were expecting? I said.
human
Why?
gpt
Well, he said rather reluctantly,
human
I had a hunch you would not stay there long. Just what happened?
gpt
Well, we're a pretty bad lot, aren't we?
human
You don't know me, my child. Then, as if to change the subject:
gpt
But now, what do you want to do? Where do you want to go?
human
I'd like to go to some big city in America, I said.
gpt
I think, if I got a chance, I'd succeed as a poet or author.
human
Oh, that's your idea, is it?
gpt
Well, what big city have you decided upon?
human
I don't know. You see, I know very little about the States.
gpt
How about New York or Chicago?
human
Which is the nearest to you?
gpt
Oh, so you expect to see _me_, do you?
human
I _want_ to, I said.
gpt
You _will_ come to see me, won't you?
human
We'll see about it, he said slowly.
gpt
Then it's Chicago? I have interests there.
human
And now, he went on,