human
Hilda?
gpt
Yes, Kitty.
human
Who and what are you?
gpt
And what good would it do you to know? Would it change our positions any? Would it bring money from home any sooner? You already know, without my telling you, that I am unhappy. The adventuress always is.
human
Adventuress? Kitty laughed scornfully.
gpt
The proprietor pretends he does not know you, but I am certain he does. He forgets himself sometimes in the way he bows to you. He has even called you _altezza_, which you tell me is Italian for highness.
human
He is in hope of a liberal tip.
gpt
The proprietor? One does not tip him.
human
That is true. I can not understand his motive, then.
gpt
If he also applied the title to me, it would be different. He rarely notices me. Won't you tell me what the secret is?
human
How beautiful that white sail looks!
gpt
You know all about me,
human
Because you told me. I never asked you a single question.
gpt
And you have told me nothing.
human
Why should I? Come, Kitty, be reasonable. Tell me what you think of that sail. Is it not beautiful in the sunset?
gpt
Is it--love?
human
Love? La Signorina shrugged.
gpt
Poor Kitty, you are trying in vain to make a romance out of my life. What should I know of love? It is a myth, a fable, only to be found in story-books. You should not read so much.
human
It is not curiosity, declared Kitty.
gpt
It is because I love you, and because it makes me sad when I hear you laugh, when I see you beat your hands against the chair as you did just now.