human
What a fool I am!
gpt
A woman, a woman,
human
But no heroine. Ugh! she shivered, and huddled in her chair.
gpt
I shall dream of that thing for the next year. It was so like Jim. Ugh! ugh! Horrible! horrible!
human
Why should the sight of an empty house so startle you, madame?
gpt
I am in no mood for metaphors. Go away; you will be needed to shut that thing up.
human
My successor the undertaker will do that. I have done my share.
gpt
I only hope you have not overdone it,
human
And the meaning of that remark, madame?
gpt
Leave me for a time,
human
No--if you will pardon my rudeness. We have much to talk about.
gpt
Cannot you wait till after the funeral? she said crossly.
human
It will look so strange, your remaining here with me.
gpt
Ah, but no, madame. To those who might speak I am but your doctor, who has brought you here to recover yourself.
human
I am perfectly recovered--perfectly.
gpt
In that case we can talk,