human
Then that is why you come to Italy. On account of a certain fountain, which ought never to be cleaned.
gpt
I said on account of places like this. And I ought to have added, on account of moments such as these.
human
Are those your two reasons?
gpt
Those are my two reasons.
human
Then you have thought about it before?
gpt
Often.
human
But listen. Surely it is sometimes two o'clock in the afternoon, in your country?
gpt
I used that word moment in a pregnant sense, I reply.
human
Pregnant: when something is concealed or enclosed within. What is enclosed within this moment? Our friendly conversation.
gpt
But listen. Surely folks can converse in your country?
human
They can talk.
gpt
I begin to understand why you come here. It is that difference, which is new to me, between conversing and talking. Is the difference worth the long journey?
human
Not to everybody, I daresay.
gpt
Why to you?
human
Why to me? I must think about it.
gpt
What is there to think about? You said you had thought about it already.... Perhaps there are other reasons?
human
There may be.
gpt
There may be?
human
There must be. Are you satisfied?
gpt
Ought I to be satisfied before I have learnt them?
human
I find you rather fatiguing this afternoon. Did you hear about that murder in Trastevere last night and how the police----
gpt
But listen. Surely you can answer a simple question. Why do you come to Italy...?