human
And you never saw the lady afterward?
gpt
Never. Legard received regular remittances, mailed, oddly enough, from your town here--Plymouth. The lady told him, if he ever had occasion to address her--which he never did have, that I know of--to address Madam Ada, Plymouth! He brought me up, educated me, taught me his art and died. I was old enough then to comprehend my position, and the first use I made of that knowledge was to return 'Madam Ada' her remittances, with a few sharp lines that effectually put an end to hers.
human
Have you never tried to ferret out the mystery of your birth and this Madam Ada?
gpt
No; why should I? I dare say I should have no reason to be proud of my parents if I did find them, and they evidently were not very proud of me. 'Where ignorance is bliss,' etc. If destiny has decreed it, I shall know, sooner or later; if destiny has not, then my puny efforts will be of no avail. But if presentiments mean anything, I shall one day know; and I have no doubt, if I searched Devonshire, I should find Madam Ada.