human
Phillis is a very sweet name. You know the song, 'Phillis is my only joy?' I ought to call you Miranda, the Princess of the Enchanted Island. But it would be prettier to call you Phil.
gpt
Phil! Her lips parted in a smile of themselves as she shaped the name. It is a name which admits of expression. You may lengthen it out if you like; you may shorten it you like.
human
Phil! That is very pretty. No one ever called me Phil before.
gpt
And we will be great friends, shall we not?
human
Yes, great friends. I have never had a friend at all.
gpt
Let us shake hands over our promise. Phil, say, 'Jack Dunquerque, I will try to like you, and I will be your friend.'
human
Jack Dunquerque, she placed her hands, both of them, in his and began to repeat, looking in his face quite earnestly and solemnly,
gpt
I will try--that is nonsense, because I _do_ like you very much already; and I will always be your friend, if you will be mine and will let me.