human
Take care, you are possessed by the devil!
gpt
Yes, he said,
human
God sometimes allows me intuitions, and I am certain at this moment that the devil is working in you. Let us see, what is wrong with you?
gpt
I ... I do not know myself;
human
But this is madness, exclaimed the oblate;
gpt
I know it ... and yet I doubt still.
human
Always the same tactics, said M. Bruno;
gpt
True,
human
I thought as much, when I was watching you at supper. Ah! well, after conversions the Evil One is at work; and it is nothing, believe me; he was harder on me than that.
gpt
Well, said he,
human
M. Bruno tells me that you are suffering. What is it, exactly?
gpt
It is so stupid that I am ashamed to explain myself.
human
You will never astonish a monk,
gpt
Well, I know precisely, I am certain that you gave me ten beads of the rosary to recite every day for a month, and, since this morning, I have been arguing with myself against all common sense, to convince myself that my daily penance is to be the rosary ten times.
human
Hand me your rosary, said the monk,
gpt
And naturally you were perplexed, you lost all patience, and ended up by rambling.