human
Good heavens! said the old Countess,
gpt
I have been through these alleys a hundred times, but you make me feel as if I never had been here before. You have a special gift for teaching one the beauty of life.
human
Indeed? Have I? he murmured.
gpt
It is a gift, then, for teaching what I cannot learn myself.
human
The Countess Erika and I are teaching each other to find life beautiful. And once he turned to Erika and said, sadly,
gpt
It is a pity that it must all come to an end so soon.
human
He loves me, but dares not venture to hope for a return of his affection: he is convinced that I am too far above him.
gpt
To what can this lead?
human
To what can this lead?
gpt
It must be finished at the next sitting. For the last ten days I have simply put off its completion from one sitting to the next, and all because I cannot tell how I can endure seeing her no more. And, yet, to what can it all lead?
human
A glorious creature! he murmured;
gpt
He laughed bitterly, and continued to gaze at the picture.
human
She is beautiful! he muttered between his teeth.
gpt
It is folly for a being like her to be so beautiful,--a waste,--a contradiction of nature! He stamped his foot, vexed that any but the purest thoughts should intrude upon his admiration of Erika.
human
A strange creature! What eyes!--so clear, so deep, so penetrating!