human
Columbine, he said,
gpt
And what are you to me, Pierrot? she cried;
human
To me, he answered,
gpt
Like her, she laughed,
human
I shine falsely and I shine pale. Like her, to you I am only a shape that is no shape and a colour that is no colour.
gpt
I will chase you from shape to shape, replied the young King.
human
I will pursue you from hue to hue; though you change to a slim gazelle or silver fish or a little seed of corn. And when I have conquered you at last, and held you, and driven you to your true and pristine form, then victorious, as now vanquished, will I swear eternal passion at your feet.
gpt
Why, Pierrot! she whispered,
human
But that, he replied,
gpt
Pursue me no more, Pierrot, she warned him.
human
The moon has tricked your eye: the scents of the garden have deceived your heart. Am I not still Arnolfo? am I not still a boy?
gpt
Columbine, he replied,
human
I am pleading for love. Answer me now, tell me my doom, torment me no longer, for I hear approaching the fiery wheels of your departure.
gpt
Oh, what a thirst for words you have, sighed she.
human
Stay there on your knees in silence, impatient, importunate Pierrot, and wait till I choose to answer.
gpt
They have come to take you away! he cried.
human
Your dragon is roaring at the gate. Your answer, Columbine!
gpt
Oh, stay there kneeling as I bid you, she cried,