human
The air of Sorrento hasn't cured you,
gpt
It hasn't cured me. It has cured me of nothing. I think I shall never be cured. There is no country in the world that can cure me.
human
There is only one doctor who can do you any good--that doctor is yourself.
gpt
It is easy to say that, she went on finally, with a feeble voice.
human
But you know I am a weak creature. That is why you have so much compassion for me. I shall never be cured, Cesare.
gpt
Are you sure?
human
I am sure. I have tried. My love has proved itself stronger than I. It is destroying me. My heart can no longer endure it.
gpt
And all those beautiful spiritual promises, he said,
human
Failed, failed, she exclaimed, with a sigh, gazing up at the starry sky, as if to reproach it with her own unhappiness.
gpt
All that I wrote to you was absurd, a passing illusion. All my plans were based upon absurdities. Perhaps there are people in the world who are so perfectly made that they can be contented to love and not be loved in return; they are fortunate, they are noble; they live only for others; they are purity incarnate. But I am a miserable, selfish woman, nothing else; I have expected too much; and I am dying of my selfishness, of my pride.