human
Do you know, she said, slowly searching his eyes,
gpt
If I am, he responded,
human
It is something, she smiled, her voice very sweet,
gpt
Tell me what the little procession was about.
human
I am ashamed to have acted in this way. But this was the day of my First Communion, Ascension Thursday. It was only a coincidence that I should see a First Communion class this morning.
gpt
What is First Communion?
human
Oh, don’t you know? There was a sadness in the tone.
gpt
You don’t, of course, you dear pagan. It is _you_ who should have been the Christian and I a pagan. You would never have fallen away.
human
You only think you have fallen away, Alice. You haven’t. Sometimes you seem to act as if you had fallen from some high estate. You have not; don’t think it. You are good enough to be a saint--do you give me credit for no insight? I tell you, you haven’t fallen away from your religion. If you had, you would be quite at ease, and you are very ill at ease over it. Alice, he turned about in his saddle,
gpt
It never can be.
human
I have led a number of forlorn hopes in my day. I am going to try this one. I have made up my mind to see your archbishop--I have spoken with Francis about it. I am going to find out, if nothing more, exactly where we stand.