human
You are very even, Morgan said one evening.
gpt
You do not seem to have any moods. I noticed it last year.
human
One is even, she replied,
gpt
Indifferent,
human
As I am especially fond of those tall, ceremonious old hedges and serene statues, you cut me off from a real pleasure,
gpt
You can go there after we have gone, she said, smiling.
human
We leave to-morrow.
gpt
You leave to-morrow! he repeated. Then, after an instant,
human
It is immensely kind to tell me beforehand, he said, ironically.
gpt
I should have thought you would have left it until after your departure!
human
I suppose you consider that the month is more than ended, and that you are free?
gpt
You have had all you asked for, Mr. Morgan.
human
And therefore I have now only to thank you for your generosity, and let you go.
gpt
I think so.
human
You do not care to know the result of my experiment--whether it has been a failure or a success? he said.
gpt
You told me the result of yours.
human
I did not mean to tell you. It was forced from me by your misunderstanding.
gpt
Misunderstandings, because so slight that one cannot attack them, are horrible things. Let there be none between us now.
human
There is none.
gpt
I do not know. He leaned back in his chair and looked up at the soft darkness of the Italian night.
human
I have one more favor to ask, he said, presently.
gpt
You have granted me many; grant me this. At what hour do you go to-morrow?
human
In the afternoon.
gpt
Give me a little time with you in the Boboli Garden in the morning.
human
You are an accomplished workman, Mr. Morgan; you want to finish with a polish; you do not like to leave rough ends. Be content; I will accept the intention as carried out, and suppose that all the last words have been beautifully and shiningly spoken. That will do quite as well.
gpt
Put any construction upon it you please, he answered.
human
But consent.
gpt
There is really nothing you can say that I care to hear,
human
The king is dead! My time is ended, evidently! But, as there _is_ something you can say which _I_ care to hear, I again urge you to consent.