human
Miss Pegg, he said,
gpt
I--I am happy to have served you! Good night.
human
Sandro! cried Peaches.
gpt
Why do you pretend? I know you--I know. You couldn't fool me now! My dear, I thought that you were dead. But even on the day we got here I knew you--I knew you in the hall, that first moment. Oh, why do you keep away from me like that? Don't you love me--don't you want me? Why do you pretend?
human
Don't! Please! he entreated.
gpt
Miss Pegg, I--am just a servant in this house!
human
I don't care what you are! she cried recklessly.
gpt
You are Sandy. I know you and I love you.
human
My God! he said, the familiar pet name striking home at last.
gpt
Don't! You cannot understand my position. I tell you I am a servant. It is some chance resemblance.
human
You cannot make me doubt, she said at length.
gpt
You are Sandro di Monteventi, who was reported killed at----
human
No! she said fiercely.
gpt
Because I know who you are--and because I know that you love me. There! I have told the truth!
human
It is true that I love you, he admitted.
gpt
One need not have seen you for longer than a day for that. But why do you persist I am this stranger?
human
Because I know it!
gpt
You could not prove it!
human
I don't have to! she said, going closer.
gpt
Oh, Sandy, Sandy, I love you so! I have been hungry for you such a long, long time!