human
I'm afraid I've been rather in earnest, she said apologetically.
gpt
I haven't played on a good piano for quite a long time. She added, as if her remark might seem an appeal for pity,
human
You must come and use mine whenever you will, said Sylvia heartily.
gpt
I love it, though I've never cared to play myself.
human
I wonder why?
gpt
Ah, I could scarcely explain. I've been too busy living. It has always seemed to me that music and pictures and books were for people who had been caught in an eddy and couldn't go on with the stream. She realized the tactlessness of this immediately, and added:
human
That's just a silly fancy. What I should have said, of course, is that I haven't the talent.
gpt
Don't spoil it, remonstrated the other woman thoughtfully.
human
But you must remember that few of us can always go on with the stream.
gpt
Sometimes you get caught in the whirlpools, said Sylvia, as they were going down the stairs,