human
You know, liebchen, --as he saw that steady light of resolution shine through the veil of her tenderness--
gpt
Well for a neatly turned compliment--
human
I mean it seems so queer you should really _amount_ to anything.
gpt
Now before you overwhelm me with further adulation, what _are_ you talking about?
human
I'm talking about your being an artist. I can't get used to your being anything but _Ernestine_! That day last spring when we went to see your Salon picture, and when those chaps were talking to you, and I realised that they just simply accepted you as one of them--that you belonged, and that that was all there was about it--I, oh I had such a funny feeling that day. And now, a minute ago, when I saw that look, I had it again.
gpt
Why, Karl, you don't _mind_, do you?
human
No, it's just that it seems queer. You see you're such a wonderful sweetheart, it's hard to think of you as anything else. I'll never forget that day over there. Something just seemed to leap up within you. I--well I think I was a little scared--or was I awed? Something that was shining from your eyes made me feel things in my backbone.
gpt
But you're glad?
human
Of course I'm glad; and I'm proud. But it's--queer.