human
It seems like a world by itself, she began, as in continuation of her thought.
gpt
They say you can see Gay Head Light from here.
human
Yes. And Newport to the left there, with its towers and trees rising out of the sea. It is quite like the Venice Lagoon in this light.
gpt
I think I like Newport better at this distance. It is very poetical. I don't think I like what is called the world much, when I am close to it.
human
Are you willing to tell me, Miss Benson, why you have not seemed as happy at Newport as elsewhere? Pardon me; it is not an idle question. Irene, who seemed to be looking away beyond Gay Head, did not reply.
gpt
I should like to know if I have been in any way the cause of it. We agreed to be friends, and I think I have a friend's right to know. Still no response.
human
You must see--you must know, he went on, hurriedly,
gpt
It had better be, she said, as if speaking deliberately to herself, and still looking away. But suddenly she turned towards him, and the tears sprang to her eyes, and the words rushed out fiercely,
human
I wish I had never left Cyrusville. I wish I had never been abroad. I wish I had never been educated. It is all a wretched mistake.
gpt
How silly I am! Everybody has discontented days. Mr. King, please don't ask me such questions. If you want to be a friend, you will let me be unhappy now and then, and not say anything about it.
human
But, Miss Benson--Irene--
gpt
There--'Miss Benson' will do very well.
human
Well, Miss--Irene, then, there was something I wanted to say to you the other day in Paradise--
gpt
Look, Mr. King. Did you see that wave? I'm sure it is nearer our feet than when we sat down here.
human
Oh, that's just an extra lift by the wind. I want to tell you. I must tell you that life--has all changed since I met you--Irene, I--
gpt
There! There's no mistake-about that. The last wave came a foot higher than the other!
human
Perhaps it is the tide. I'll go and see. He ran up the rock, leaped across the fissures, and looked over on the side they had ascended. Sure enough, the tide was coming in. The stones on which they had stepped were covered, and a deep stream of water, rising with every pulsation of the sea, now, where there was only a rivulet before. He hastened back.
gpt
There is not a moment to lose. We are caught by the tide, and if we are not off in five minutes we shall be prisoners here till the turn.
human
--ridiculous because it had no element of danger except the ignominy of getting wet. If there was any heroism in seizing Irene before she could protest, stumbling with his burden among the slimy rocks, and depositing her, with only wet shoes, on the shore, Mr. King shared it, and gained the title of
gpt
Life-preserver.