human
I have been wondering whether you cared for the performance I gave?
gpt
It certainly ought to make little difference to you, she replied;
human
But I want your opinion,
gpt
My opinion would not at all affect the almost unanimous verdict,
human
And, I urged desperately,
gpt
Not in the least; and then fearlessly, like a princess in the Palace of Truth:
human
If ever a man comes who can awaken my heart, frankly and honestly I will confess it.
gpt
Perhaps such a one lives, I said,
human
Speak it, she said,
gpt
Yes, I cried, startled at her candor,
human
No drooping Clytie could be more constant than I to him who strikes the chord that is responsive in my soul.
gpt
Do not play to-night. Study! study! Perhaps in the full fruition of your genius your music, like the warm western wind to the harp, may bring life to her soul.