human
Well, he said slowly;
gpt
I believe I might as well ask you now.
human
I almost made a whole poem about you,
gpt
How far did you get?
human
The last line.
gpt
Then you actually did make one.
human
Oh, no. I only made the next to the last line and the last. Then the inspiration gave out.
gpt
What was it?
human
Forget the things we cannot, And face the things we must,
gpt
How long have you known it?
human
Since the day I told you they had come home from abroad. You sang _St. Paul_, that night, you may remember, and afterwards I advised you to go into grand opera. A fellow with a voice like yours can't expect to have any secrets of his own. Bobby paused; then he added thoughtfully,
gpt
Life is bound to be a good deal of a bluff for us all.
human
What do you think about it?
gpt
I think that I would almost delay my own wedding, for the sake of being your best man.
human
And yet, she says it is impossible,
gpt
When was that?
human
Two years ago, when I came home from Europe.
gpt
Oh! Bobby said slowly, as the light dawned upon him.
human
That was the blow that floored you, that summer; was it? I never knew. What was the trouble? The child?