human
Great excitement in my shop to-day, she said, when they were down in the studio, waiting for Martin.
gpt
I got a commission for a fountain to stand in a public square in Columbus, Ohio.
human
Good work, Bobs, we'll crack a bottle on it to-night and celebrate your luck,
gpt
I am delighted, dear, said Jane.
human
Any plans for it?
gpt
Not yet. I'm in that agonized state of groping for the idea. You know--something inside clutching in the dark, darting here and there, trying to get hold of things that slip away. No torture like it.
human
Also no satisfaction like the minute when the idea comes, like the night-blooming cereus, in the dark.
gpt
Yes, that's the fun, and later, examining the leaves, the blossom, the calyx, the stem, saying to yourself, 'Why, of course, how else?'
human
Queer, isn't it, how it comes to each one of us differently--one plant for you, another for me, and still another for Jane,
gpt
That is why it seems to me so important to cultivate your own, it is so essentially yours,
human
Yes, if you don't forget that, at a big flower show, you may be a violet in the chrysanthemum exhibit,
gpt
This sounds like a happy party,
human
Bobs has an order, and she is exuberant,