human
I remember that Franz told me at Basel, Fräulein Twonette, that you and this famous Princess Mary of Burgundy were friends.
gpt
Yes, answered Twonette, with an effort not to smile,
human
Out of that fact grows Twonette's serene dignity, laughed Yolanda.
gpt
On the strength of this acquaintance she quite lords it over us at times, and is always reminding me of the many haughty virtues of her friend as a pattern that I should follow. You see, I am incessantly confronted with this princess.
human
The duke has graciously invited us to the castle, I said,
gpt
You will not meet the princess if you go to the castle, said Yolanda.
human
She is an ill-natured person, I am told, and is far from gracious to strangers.
gpt
I do not hope for such an honor, I replied.
human
I should like merely to see her before I leave Burgundy. That is all the favor I ask at her hands. She is a lady famed throughout all Europe for her beauty and her gentleness.
gpt
She doesn't merit her fame,
human
Do you know Her Highness?
gpt
I--I have heard enough of her and have often seen her, she replied.
human
She usually rides out with her ladies at this hour. From the upper end of the garden you may soon see her come through the Postern gate, if you care to watch.
gpt
I certainly should like to see her,
human
Come,