human
What do you want to say to me?
gpt
How do you know I want to say anything?
human
Of course I know, and I am going to hear what it is, too!
gpt
Now, Roderick, I said,
human
I won't go to see you on Monday night, he declared,
gpt
Well, I will give you a hint, and then you needn't come to see me.
human
That is unkind.
gpt
No; it would only be giving you trouble for nothing. The substance of what I have to say to you is this: that you must take a trip to Ireland very soon.
human
Alone?
gpt
Yes, alone.
human
And when I get there?
gpt
You'll be glad you went.
human
Isn't this very like a fool's errand?
gpt
Which is the fool, he who goes or she who sends?
human
Can you ask? he laughed.
gpt
A man is nearly always a fool when he does a woman's errand.
human
But, seriously, you will go?
gpt
I will, he answered,
human
What is that?
gpt
That there will be an end of all this mystification.
human
I promise you that, most solemnly, I answered.
gpt
Once on Irish soil, you shall know everything.
human
Tell me now, he said, with sudden eagerness,
gpt
Well and happy,
human
Will you give her something from me?
gpt
I'm not so sure, I said, jestingly;
human
And now, what is it you want me to give her?
gpt
The color of hope--the color of Ireland,
human
A good omen,
gpt
You will give that to Winifred from her unknown friend,
human
She will be delighted--though, you know, of course, she will not be allowed to wear it in the convent.
gpt
Ah, she is in a convent! he exclaimed.
human
But in any case, let her keep it as a reminder of me.