human
It's no use, she declared.
gpt
Whatever may be right, whatever may be wrong, I'm not going back. The law ought to set me free (this was an outcome of Shaylor's Patch!). Since it doesn't, I set myself free, that's all.
human
But what are you going to do?
gpt
Either take a cottage down here or a tiny flat in London.
human
I didn't ask where you were going to live, but what you were going to do.
gpt
Do? Oh, I dare say I shall take up some movement. I hear a lot about that sort of thing down here, and I'm rather interested.
human
Oh, you're not the sort of woman who buries herself in a movement, as you call it.
gpt
I can make friends, like other people, I suppose. I needn't bury myself.
human
Yes, you can make friends fast enough! Winnie, you're avoiding the crux of the matter.
gpt
Oh, you're back to your dangers! Well, I think I can trust myself to behave properly.
human
You ought to be sure of it.
gpt
Are you being polite?
human
Oh, hang politeness! This is a vital question for you.