human
Now we are entirely alone, he said, in the gentlest possible tone.
gpt
See, only one small eye of heavenly blue looks down upon us,—no prying faces are near to come between us,—I cannot,—I will not be deprived of a birthday greeting from you. Give it to me now, when no one can hear it but myself alone.
human
Well, do you not know how it is done?
gpt
Oh, yes, she replied, and an arch smile hovered upon her lips.
human
I am well practised in such things. My parents, my uncle, Ernst——
gpt
All have birthdays, he interrupted her, smiling.
human
But you cannot wonder that I want a birthday greeting all to myself,—that I desire that it may sound quite different from any that you have hitherto uttered,—for I am neither your father, nor your bluff forester uncle, and certainly I cannot lay claim to the rights of the brother with whom you play. Come, speak!