human
Then, on the 'Great Day,' when we had our first individual dresses--for before we had always worn uniforms--the men came. They were young military officers and members of the Royal House who are permitted to select girls for their own exclusive love. We were all very shy at first, but many of the girls made friends with the men and some of them went away that first day. And after that the men came as often as they liked and I learned to dance with them, and they made love to me and told me I was very beautiful. Yet somehow I did not want to go with them. We had been told that we would love the men who loved us. I don't know why, but I didn't love any of them. And so the two years passed and they told me I must come here alone. And so here I am.
gpt
And now that you are here, I said,
human
No, she said, with a tremor in her voice,
gpt
And how, I asked,
human
Yes, she replied.
gpt
I must do that--or starve.
human
And how do you live now?
gpt
They gave me money when I came here, a hundred marks. And they make me pay to eat and when my money is gone I cannot eat unless I get more. And the men have all the money, and they pay. They have offered to pay me, but I refused to take their checks, and they think me stupid.
human
And how long, I asked,
gpt
Not more than twenty days,
human
But you, I said,
gpt
But I, she said,