human
And now, said the doctor,
gpt
I have a suggestion. It is more than a suggestion. It is a request. A little more than a request, even; a--
human
Command?
gpt
You know, he began,
human
--she was looking at him in that intent way of hers--
gpt
I've noticed two or three times that you've about jumped out of your chair at some meaningless noise in the other room. Your eyes tell the story;--oh there are various ways of reading it. You're a little overtrained. Before you tell Karl the great secret I want you to go away by yourself for a couple of weeks and rest.
human
You mean that I should leave Karl?
gpt
I do. I want you to have change, rest, and for that matter a little lonesomeness won't be a bad thing. You'll be in just the right mood then to put it all to him when you come back. He'll be in just the right mood to take it.
human
Oh, but, doctor--you don't understand! I can't leave Karl. There are things I do for him no one else could do. Why you must remember he's blind!
gpt
If you tell him now, he said,
human
Couldn't Karl go with me?