human
You must leave the picture with me for a time. When it is dry I will varnish it and send it to you: I must ask you, however, to what address?
gpt
I hope we shall still continue to see you, the old Countess replied.
human
I assure you that I entertain a sincere friendship for you. The visits to your studio, although my part in them has been a secondary one, have come to be a pleasant habit, which I shall find it hard to discontinue. We shall always be glad to welcome you wherever we are.
gpt
I do not know how to thank you,
human
I have done nothing for which thanks are due, he rejoined.
gpt
The thanks should come from me. All I ask of you is to bestow a thought now and then upon the poor painter who has enjoyed the sight of you for so long. No, there is one thing more. You will allow me to make a copy of the picture for myself?
human
Go change your dress, Erika.
gpt
Will you take your portmanteau with you, or shall I send it to you?
human
Stuff everything into the portmanteau,
gpt
Shall I have one moment in which to speak to him alone?
human
Ready? You have been quick, her grandmother said when she re-entered the studio.
gpt
Have you summoned our gondola, Lozoncyi?
human
Yes, Countess. I wonder it is not here. Meanwhile, I must cut the roses in my garden for you. I cannot tell for whom they will bloom when you come no longer.