human
You do want her--don't you, Uncle Robert?
gpt
You--you mustn't ask me to tell secrets,
human
Is your father at home?
gpt
He will return Saturday.
human
If he were willing, would--would you let me come to see you?
gpt
I--I think not,
human
You are right--you do not know me. But, somehow, I--I feel as if I knew you very well.
gpt
Where do you live?
human
At Clear Lake in the summer--in New York City the rest of the year.
gpt
I have never seen a city, said she, turning and looking up at him.
human
My father has told me they are full of evil men.
gpt
There are both good and evil.
human
Do you live in a palace?
gpt
It is a very large house, although we do not call it a palace.
human
Tell me--please tell me about it.
gpt
It must be like that wonderful land where people go when they die.
human
It is the whistle, said she, looking away, her eyes wide open.
gpt
Every time I hear it I long to go. Sometimes I think it is calling me.
human
It comes from a distant village where there are many people, she added.
gpt
Yesterday I climbed the mountain. Far away I could see the smoke and great white buildings.
human
I go to that village to-morrow,
gpt
Would you care if you never saw me again?