human
I was going to a party at Eve Inness's, she said, when half-past ten chimed in the clock on her writing-table.
gpt
But I'll give it up.
human
Really you must not. I must go. I must really. I know I need any amount of sleep to make up arrears.
gpt
You don't look sleepy.
human
How could I, in New York?
gpt
We don't need to sleep here. Sit down again. Eve Inness is quite definitely given up.
human
But--
gpt
Whatever she may have felt at Constantine, I believe I have won her over to my side now. I have power. She always felt it. She feels it now more than ever.
human
You are on Sennier's side. And really it is a sort of battle here. The two managements have turned it into a battle. We've been talking all this evening of music. Do you really wish me to succeed? I think-- he paused. He was on the edge of accusing her of treachery at Constantine. But he decided not to do so, and continued,
gpt
What I mean is, do you genuinely care whether I succeed or not?
human
Perhaps I care even more than Charmian does.