human
Sally!
gpt
Well?
human
Now, what is the matter, Sally? Won't you tell me?
gpt
There's nothing the matter, Jane. I'm simply not in very good spirits.
human
Sally, said poor Jane softly,
gpt
I can't help it, Sally answered, sighing.
human
I've tried. It doesn't happen to me often. I'm not good company, am I?
gpt
You're always good company for me, Jane said simply. Sally did not seem to hear.
human
Try a pleasant expression, he continued, after a pause,
gpt
Thank you, said she coldly,
human
Then she changed suddenly.
gpt
I beg your pardon again, Eugene. I was getting ill-tempered. Would you have me put on a pleasant expression when I don't feel like it?
human
To see the effect upon your spirits.
gpt
As if I were having my photograph taken? Sally went on,
human
A sort of 'keep smiling' expression? Think how absurd people would look if they went about grinning.
gpt
There is a certain difference between grinning and smiling, Jane replied,
human
Oh, yes, I would, Sally said, more cheerfully than she had spoken yet,
gpt
I've never seen it, Sally, although I should like to see you absurd in the same way that I am now. I long to. You couldn't be, I suppose.