human
All right, he said with helpless defiance.
gpt
What's it all about?
human
I'm glad we can come to the point at once, said the Person. He paused, moving his lips silently.
gpt
Ah, excuse me. I'm sorry. A second head, with identical features, popped into view next to the first. His eyes were closed.
human
It's necessary, I'm afraid, said head number one apologetically.
gpt
I have so much to remember, you know.
human
You may call me Secundus, if you like, resumed the Person,
gpt
Just a moment, he said carefully.
human
If you don't mind telling me, what is it that you have to remember?
gpt
Well, Doctor, my field is human beings; that's why it became my duty to search you out and consult with you. And there _is_ a great deal for me to carry in my mind, you know, especially under these abnormal conditions. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say it is a full-time job.
human
Are you going to tell me, asked Herman, more carefully still,
gpt
Yes, exactly. I was about to tell you--
human
And that the planet has disappeared because he has amnesia?
gpt
Concisely expressed. I myself, being, so to speak, saturated with the thoughts and habits of human beings, who are, you must admit, a garrulous race, could not--
human
Oh, no!
gpt
Oh, yes, Secundus corrected.
human
I can understand that the idea is difficult for you to accept, since you naturally believe that you yourself have a real existence, or, to be more precise, that you belong to the world of phenomena as opposed to that of noumena. He beamed.
gpt
Now I will be silent, a considerable task for me, and let you ask questions.
human
To hell with it!