human
I think so often of those games we used to invent, she declares.
gpt
So do I, I say,
human
And then with a sudden boldness:
gpt
Once I broke a stick of yours, a rotten stick you thought a sound one. Do you remember?
human
I couldn't now, she says,
gpt
I believe I scratched,
human
You never scratched, I assert with warm conviction.
gpt
Never.
human
I did, she insists and I deny.
gpt
You couldn't.
human
We're growing up, she cries.
gpt
That's what has happened to us. We shall never fight again with our hands and feet, never--until death do us part.
human
For better, or worse,
gpt
For richer, or poorer,