human
She happened to be near the bridge?
gpt
Perhaps I should not have used the word 'happened,'
human
I thought as much. What did she have to say for herself, Max?
gpt
If I were not sure of your devotion, Karl, I should not answer a question concerning Yolanda put in such a manner, he replied;
human
Witches fly, I interrupted. My remark checked his flow of enthusiasm. After a long silence I queried,
gpt
Well?
human
She gave me her hand and said: 'I knew you would come again, Sir Max. I saw you from the battlements last night and the night before and the night before that. I could not, with certainty, recognize you from so great a distance, but I was sure you would come to the bridge--I do not know why, but I was sure you would come; so to-night I too came. You cannot know the trouble I took or the risk I ran in coming. You have not seen me for many days, yet you remember me and have come five times to the bridge. I was wrong when I said you would forget the burgher girl within a fortnight. Sir Max, you are a marvel of constancy.' At that moment the figures of two men appeared on the castle battlements, silhouetted against the moon; they seemed of enormous stature, magnified in the moonlight. One of them was the Duke of Burgundy. I recognized him by his great beard, of which I have heard you speak. Yolanda caught one glimpse of the men and ran back to the house without so much as giving me a word of farewell.
gpt
What did you say during the brief interview?
human
Not one word,
gpt
By my soul, you are an ardent lover,
human
I think she understood me,