human
Do not treat me badly, he said.
gpt
I need kindness. I am not very happy.
human
I can understand that,
gpt
I think you are wrong in admiring it, he said, looking at the portrait;
human
On the contrary, I should have admired it greatly, replied Miss Stowe.
gpt
I should have adored it. I should have adored the eyes.
human
Surely there is nothing in them but a sort of pugnacity.
gpt
Whatever it is, it is delightful.
human
You are quite changed,
gpt
Yes, I think I am. I am much more agreeable. Every one will tell you so; even Madame Ferri, who is obliged to reconcile it with my having been always more agreeable than any one in the world, you know. I have become lighter. I am no longer heavy.
human
You mean you are no longer serious.
gpt
That is it. I used to be absurdly serious. But it is an age since we last met. You were going to Trieste, were you not? I hope you found it agreeable?
human
It is not an age; it is a year.
gpt
Oh, a great deal can happen in a year,