human
Phyllis, said he,
gpt
Oh, Bob!
human
I have tried to do, said he, not without a fine ring of manliness.
gpt
Have I made good?
human
I've liked being good friends--_so_ much, she said.
gpt
Don't spoil it.
human
I tell her, said he,
gpt
Bob----
human
I will _make_ you happy, he said....
gpt
Has it never entered your dear head that some time you must give me an answer?
human
I suppose so,
gpt
Well,
human
In my mind, she said,
gpt
I have never been able to give you the same answer twice....
human
A decision is expected from us, said he.
gpt
People are growing tired of our long backing and filling.
human
People! Do they matter?
gpt
They matter a great deal. And you know it.
human
Yes. I suppose they do. Let me off for now, Bob. People are looking at us....
gpt
I want an answer.
human
You shall have one, but not now. I'm not sure what it will be.
gpt
If you can't be sure now, can you ever be sure?
human
Yes. Give me two weeks. I shall think about nothing else.
gpt
Thank you, he said.
human
Two weeks.... That will be full moon.... I shall ask all Aiken to a picnic in the woods, weather permitting ... and--and if your answer is to be my happiness, why, you shall come up to me, and say, 'Bob--drive me home, will you?'
gpt
And if it's the other answer, Bob?
human
If it's the other, Phyllis--why--you--you can walk home.