human
Which of you ladies wishes to come in first?
gpt
Can we not go in together?
human
Impossible, madame, replied the sibyl;
gpt
I have sworn never to read the cards for one person in the presence of another.
human
May we know why?
gpt
Because in a portrait which I had the misfortune to draw too near to life one of two ladies whom I was receiving recognized her husband.
human
Go in, Thérèse; go in,
gpt
So I am always to be the one to sacrifice myself, said the latter. And then, smiling at her friend, she said:
human
Well, so be it; I will risk it.