human
But Stephen, she says;
gpt
I suppose there's a sort of truth in them, I said, and then more Siddonsesquely:
human
Yes, she said.
gpt
But that doesn't matter to us. Endless people wiser than we are have said one thing, and endless people wiser than we are have said exactly the opposite. It's _we_ who have to understand--for ourselves.... We don't understand, Stephen.
human
Don't you, I asked,
gpt
There is something--something very beautiful, she said and stopped as if her breath had gone.
human
That is all I know, Stephen....
gpt
Do some decent public work,
human
But is that All you want? I hear her asking.
gpt
Is that All you want?
human
Before I met you it was,
gpt
And now?
human
I want you.
gpt
I'm nothing to want. I want you to want all the world.... _Why shouldn't you?_
human
Yes, but splendidly, she insisted.
gpt
Not doing little things for other people--who aren't doing anything at all. I want you to conquer people and lead people.... When I see you, Stephen, sometimes--I almost wish I were a man. In order to be able to do all the things that you are going to do.
human
For you, I said,