human
Tell me a little more about your husband?
gpt
What can I tell you? I know him so well. You see, I have loved him and hated him--I have become indifferent to him--and I appreciate him. But I have had nothing from him that a hundred other people have not had--except, perhaps, his name.
human
Marly?
gpt
Marly? she laughed.
human
Marly is not even my own name. We are all of us so very monogamous when we love, proprietary, exclusive, jealous, whatever you like to call it. Edmond's character was like a pergola. You walked in and out. There were always roses and jasmine, clematis and wisteria, peeps of the garden and patches of the sky--but never a shut door--never one. Oh, there was a breaking passion in her voice--
gpt
Poor little Paula, he said.
human
But you were his only wife.
gpt
Yes, she said,
human
Paula, he said,
gpt
I wonder. There are surely no somethings where we are concerned.
human
I want you to describe several dresses to me. Your own perfect divine dresses. I want them for my book.
gpt
So I am to be made use of, am I?
human
Yes, he said,
gpt
I am going to steal some of your genius.
human
Good-night.